Why "Devereaux's Caldron" ???

So, it came upon me yesterday how much I missed blogging. Hey, Facebook is pretty fine for finding and messaging and posting blurbs- but I miss the MySpace blog. And I guess I wanted something that was...seperate.

So, why the "Cauldron"? A caldron is essentially a big, heavy pot used for cooking or spelling or conjuring- and I guess what is what I want most to do. Create....something.

When I was a little kid, I dreamed of being a writer slash artist slash singer slash movie star.... necessity (i.e. shitty relationships slash divorce slash single parenthood) forced me to be a babysitter, seamstress, preschool teacher, pastry chef, counselor, grant writer. And some other stuff. Like working at a party store. That was an interesting one. You can't believe some of the people that come into a liquor store in the middle of the night. When you're not quaking in fear, you're laughing your ass off.

I am of Cherokee/Huron/Celtic descent as well... and as such have a great interest in the Earth-based religions. My spirituality plays a big part of my life- not that I thrust it on others, cuz I hate that- but it is a large part of who I am, who is in my life, what I do and how I deal.

The Cauldron is a place I can stir up ideas, chop up emotions and thoughts and observations. Throw them in and cook them for a while. And like anyone who likes to cook (and I really really do), we love to have people over to share the result.

So, why don't you come on in. You might find a cool recipe or a story or poem or song, a new piece of artwork. Something in progress. Because it's all about movement, isn't it?

And yeah, okay, some of the stuff in the pot is going to taste pretty rotten. Sorry in advance for that. But some of it is bound to turn out tasty as well. Come hungry. We can feed each other.

-Dev