3.5% of the U.S. Population is 11.9 million

March 30, 2025.Reading time 1 minute.

“3.5% rule”—the notion that no government can withstand a challenge of 3.5% of its population without either accommodating the movement or (in extreme cases) disintegrating.

a measure of rhythm

March 29, 2025.Reading time less than 1 minute.

image: down by the river © Holly Troy 2024
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Last Aries Eclipse til 2032 – New Moon Magic Now

March 29, 2025.Reading time 5 minutes.

Aries Energy is a great boost!

100 Things that made me Grow in 2024

March 28, 2025.Reading time 12 minutes.

I have no prediction for 2025, but so far, art making and social justice have activated my spirit.

ecosystem of connection

March 28, 2025.Reading time 1 minute.

Making has its own reward, and/however — connections, responses, and rippling out of creativity is what I hope for when I make things. Being a performer, creative collaboration is often immediate. But writing, painting – that’s a slower and solitary process. Seeing work expand and stimulate viewers to create is the best!

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