The Connection Specialist:
Dandelion Quills

Julie Vogler

Mercy for Aliens

Inside the mind of a teenager that feels like he doesn't belong Every morning before going to school, I watch Dad as he sleeps in his...

Dec 9, 202313 min read

Rest In Peace

The elephant in the room called Death

Dec 9, 20234 min read

False Hope

When the person you want most in the world to pay attention to you...doesn't

Dec 9, 20237 min read

Don't Cry

We hide our tears so we don't upset others, training ourselves not to feel “Stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about.” I...

Dec 8, 20234 min read

Smothered Pork Chops

Ingredients Pork Chops (breading) 1 pound (500g) bone-in pork chops,* about 3/4-1 inch thick. 1/2 tablespoon onion powder 1/2 tablespoon...

Dec 8, 20232 min read

The Wild West in Winter

Modern western civilization is not so different from the days of early settlements. (Exercise: create a story from random story elements...

Dec 1, 20233 min read

As It Is In Heaven, So It Is In Dance

Teaching a girl to dance is teaching her to trust. To be an Ezer, she has to have a trustworthy lead. And then she moves with divinity.

Nov 30, 20232 min read

You're Welcome

The nuance of pleasantries can undermine our intention I was feeling weepy lately, and as I left the room to run some errands, I asked...

Nov 30, 20232 min read

O Jerusalem

Who are we following anyway? I sit down at the dinner table at my brother’s house, my cornucopian paper plate of Thanksgiving abundance...

Nov 26, 20234 min read

Where's My Fairy Godmother?

Healing generational patterns between mother and daughter relationships

Nov 22, 202316 min read

Laryngitis

How we lose our voices.

Nov 17, 20236 min read

Peanut Butter Fudge Cups

Mini cupcakes better than the cookie version

Nov 11, 20232 min read

Chocolate Chip Cookies

The perfect taste and texture: sweet and fluffy, soft and chewy

Nov 11, 20231 min read

Receiving a Gift Horse

There's a dark side to gift giving. Non-consensual giving is a form of control, creating covert contracts, and a disrespect of boundaries.

Nov 2, 202320 min read

As a Foreigner

If Earth imported a new species to save the human race

Nov 2, 20233 min read

Hinges

What do our habits tell us about ourselves? Noticing your behavior is key to identifying your subconscious emotions.

Nov 2, 20233 min read

Emotional Healing

If I knew then what I know now: a letter to my ex-husband. Owning my part. Dear Rex, Sometimes I wonder what life would have been like if...

Nov 2, 20234 min read

Broken Glass

Attention seeking behavior is a child's way to seek connection when feeling invisible or in need of comfort. Choosing to ignore or...

Relationships

Nov 2, 20234 min read

Hit or Miss

Car accidents remind me of how fragile life is. Driving downtown makes me nervous, a labyrinth of one-way streets and construction to...

Relationships

Nov 2, 20233 min read

Rebel Girl

Why do you choose what you choose? Does obedience create freedom? Or are you acting out of fear of punishment or promise of reward?

Nov 2, 20232 min read