by Michelle Tocher | Dec 21, 2018
Dear friends, The other day, coming down the steps of the subway, I saw a homeless man who was sitting by a pillar with a sign. He had been crying and he was trying to compose himself as people streamed down the escalator. My heart was caught by the sight of him in...
by Michelle Tocher | Dec 18, 2018
During the 1990s, when I was enduring the worst of the symptoms of chronic pain and fibromyalgia, I moved inward and shifted my attention to the feminine characters in fairy tales. They seemed to know a lot about being cast out of the mainstream and thrown into...
by Michelle Tocher | Nov 23, 2018
The 100th anniversary of Armistice Day has not passed by me unnoticed. This milestone that marks of the end of the First World War is something that I have felt to the core. The day after Remembrance Day, I met with a friend who gave me this link to the Canadian...
by Michelle Tocher | Oct 20, 2018
Lately, I’ve been doing some research on the history of madness and the way the fool is portrayed in literature and fairy tales. The fool has always fascinated me, but especially these days. It’s not difficult to feel that we’re all on a “ship of fools,” floundering...
by Michelle Tocher | Sep 29, 2018
Here is an improvised recording I made a little while ago. On that morning, a mermaid swam up from my depths to speak. And sing … if you’re willing to wait for it! Mermaid Wisdom by Michelle Tocher...
