Behind-the-scenes of The Missive #8

On why "you must not fear, hold back, count or be a miser with your thoughts and feelings," plus what I'm reading, watching and listening to now

My Scottish/Irish ancestors arrived on the east coast of Turtle Island sometime in the late 1700’s or early 1800’s and were part of several waves of genocidal colonization of the Indigenous people who were already here. I know I have benefited as a result, and I find this deeply troubling. I like to explain my family’s history and keep this foremost in …