Writing: projects and exciting time ahead

Recently, I’ve been signed up to write the new blog for the Beaufort Street Network in WA, Perth. I know the street well, the people; it’s got this amazing community feel there and of course we can’t forget the famous faces of that street, the bright young things, and the eclectic wise ones that roam the long-winded street that opens up North Perth to the vibrant City of Perth. It’s an exciting project and I’m stoked to be a part of it. It’s non-paid and that’s what I love about it, I can contribute to an exciting community project, and that is a reward in itself.

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Something else I’ve been working on is something that you will hopefully find entertaining. It’s going to be a list of things that Wait Staff want you the customer to know when you come into a restaurant. I’ve got some great ideas, and it’s going to be funny too. I’ve almost finished an article on the Children of the Mexican Drug War too; it’s taken me a while because I tried contacting a few orphanages in Mexico, and many have been rather hostile towards it which is understandable. I make it clear I am not associated with any media-type organisation… unfortunately that just isn’t enough. However I was able to draw upon the tone of response I received back. There is a brilliant photo I’m using for the article, and is a real focal point of article. I can’t wait until it’s finished, which should be very soon.

Finally, I sent off a passage titled, “Tempest Smith: Ten Years On.” to the Witches Voice, and I hope it should be published very soon. It’s about a month off the actual anniversary but I believe it’s still in time, but most importantly it’s very relevant, even for the non-Pagan community. I should also get onto finishing this essay about Male Witches and send that off; that’s a light-hearted take on Male Witches these days that I hope will get an enthusiastic response from many Pagan alike.

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A Pagan passage

These last few days I’ve been writing a Pagan passage for a young woman who committed suicide. It should be finished by the end of this week hopefully. It’s been quite a difficult one to write, but at the same it makes me look at my life and realise how lucky I am. This young girl and I, our circumstances at the ages we were ten years ago weren’t too dissimilar. I was one of the lucky ones, I was also tormented for my religion, and just my own person in general in school. There were many years of it.

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I feel privileged to write it, and to have spoken to the mom about it also. Unfortunately, there was a twist and it was only the events of the last few days that prompted me to take on the job. I won’t give anything away, so you will wait for it to become available which shouldn’t be too far away.

Bullying in school is a problem, but it’s also a problem that I don’t see anything being done about it. If you know someone who is being bullied, even a few kind, but strong words with that person can mean a whole new path for them. Many of those who are bullied in school do contemplate suicide, that’s a reality. But a few kind words, and a gentle nudge can mean the world and change a life. Don’t stand back, please. Especially, as Pagans we have the tools and ability more so to deal with the problem, so let’s use our magick and send it to a kid who needs it.

Blessed be.

Changes to Hawksquill

This post is now void. I won’t delete it however.

There’s going to be some new changes around Hawksquill.com

• I will no longer actively write about the Mexican Drug War as often as I did. I may talk about it to some extent, however it’s just not where I am at the moment. I’m still writing my book however. On another note, if you are a keen writer, and want to post about the Mexican Drug War here, you can contact me if you think you want to do it. I’ll give you a basic outline on what you need to post, but generally I want to veer away unless I have something that I have written that I want to post.
• You will start to see changes layout wise, links will be deleted, pages will be added, or taken away
• I will keep the Mexican Drug War stuff here, because I still get a crapload of people coming to my website to view the stuff.
• This website will change and evolve to become my own website, but more so in terms of my freelancing career. It will list where I’ve been published, what I’ve written. It won’t be a showcase for clients. But I need a central hub.
• You will start to see different posts altogether, not Pagan, nothing to do with the Mexican Drug War.
• Just a last note, the Mexican Drug War is still very much important to my work that I do, and I am still going to publish my book. I will still do something for Mexico.

After all of this, I’ve been tanking around with Tumblr, and had started a fictional project but deleted it after I realised that people connected me to it. So, even though you will see the changes here, I may end up moving altogether. We’ll see.

Thanks to my readers, you guys keep me doing this. Thank you.

Liam

For my Pagan readers, and anyone else interested

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I recently had my essay on Witchvox, the Witches Voice, an online journal/community, and I’m pleased that it’s been featured as one of the main essays. I’ve been getting heaps and heaps of emails for it, all very positive. The common theme of those emails is that for such a young person that I am, I have conviction and strength to stand up for what I believe in, and fight for what I believe in, because that ultimately makes me who I am. Also, the fact I seem to know what I want, and who I am. You can thank my amazing parents for that. Keep sending your emails, I LOVE feedback.

Reluctant to be a Witch?

In Service

Liam

So tired

This week has been exhausting. I’ve pretty much taken a whole week off work to get better because I have tonsillitis. Even though I feel better, when I’m out and about trying to get some fresh air and sun, I come home and I just want to die. I head back to work tomorrow so hopefully it won’t be so bad anymore. I apologise to my readers for the lack of Mexican Drug War updates, I really do. I’ve been trying to read some stuff throughout the past week but I just can’t stomach it and my head explodes and my eyes just want to close. I’m so sorry guys. This week I’ll try to get back into it. x

Women and their bitching.

Need I say more?

No, yesterday in a restaurant I just happened to be near a table with two woman. They were about my age, and quite attractive. But after about an hour of listening to them (I wasn’t eavesdropping, they were quite loud), they had turned into these horrible monsters, and when they finally left, as it turns out, apparently they didn’t even pay for the full bill, according to the Matre’d.

The entire time they were bagging their other female friends, friends that were supposed to be ‘good’ friends. They were bitchin’ about their clothes, weight, choice of sexual partners, and so on. They didn’t stop. It was as if their lives were in danger if they did not bitch enough in that restaurant.

Why do some of you engage in such hostile negativity. It doesn’t make you feel better. Or if it does, it doesn’t in a healthy way. It doesn’t make you look anymore attractive. It’s like people who smoke (no offense), it doesn’t make you look hot. How can some people live their lives gossiping and bringing other people down? How can you stand living such empty lives?

I don’t want to be gender specific with this phenomena; men can do the same thing. And you don’t necessarily have to be attractive to bitch either. I have bitched before, but I avoid it at all costs because ultimately it’s self-destructive and it’s not good for you. It doesn’t matter what you call it, nor when you rationalise it as somehow helping the other person. Getting something off is your chest is one thing, being horrible is another.

So, if you’re one of those people, stop it will ya?