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Memoir Table of Contents
Welcome Aboard!
--"Izzy, how did you start dancing?"
--"What got you into martial arts?"
--"What kind of dancer/martial artist/writer are you?
--"How do you deal with brain damage, bodily injury and
C-PTSD, yet still dance, write, train, live the way you do?"
--"How do you still find joy and beauty amidst pain and loss?"
--"Wow, you should write your memoirs!"
This Is My Story
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Bella Dancer
- Jan 8
- 14 min
MY HOLIDAY FLIGHT - No, Not That Kind of Flight
Holiday flight??? Ohhhh, yeah, this year a lot of people had-- No. I mean flight from my home. Blessedly, I was not one of the people...
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Bella Dancer
- Dec 18, 2022
- 22 min
C'MON, YOU'RE A BELLY DANCER! - Of Course You Want Me To Grope You.
..This anti-sex conservatism was so staunchly indoctrinated into me that I eventually started wearing my SCA costumes at the Greek...
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Bella Dancer
- Nov 1, 2022
- 19 min
SAVAGE DAUGHTER: Heraldry, Heartland, Home & Horns
Okay, we're back at it. I needed a bit of a break after the monstrous website overhaul. I also needed a break after I started telling you...
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Bella Dancer
- Sep 26, 2022
- 5 min
WOOT! Website Organization: Achieved
It is done. Whufffff. Remember last year when I obliterated my old website? I got really frustrated with the worlds of Advertising,...
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Bella Dancer
- Sep 20, 2022
- 1 min
ELEMENTAL ALCHEMY - Fusion of All 5 Elements
Alchemy of Elements In East-West Fusion EARTH AIR FIRE WATER METAL THE SYSTEM Domain of Being BODY SPIRIT HEART MIND PERSONA Realm of the...
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Bella Dancer
- Sep 18, 2022
- 4 min
ELEMENTAL METAL - Domain of the Persona; Realm of Martial Movement & Mindset
The Element of Metal And Things Made From It Tools & Treasures. Weapons & Armor. Both Hammer & Anvil to make them. Locks on a box. Keys,...
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Bella Dancer
- Sep 18, 2022
- 3 min
ELEMENTAL WATER: Domain of the Mind; Realm of Story
The Element of Water And That Which Contains It One droplet. A lily-pad pond. The glassy lake--or 10,000. The jagged-smooth...
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Bella Dancer
- Sep 17, 2022
- 2 min
ELEMENTAL EARTH: Domain of the Body; Realm of Dance
The Element of Earth And all that grows out of it Nourish and flourish. Grow dormant and flourish again! Decline. Decay. Demise. Death....
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Bella Dancer
- Sep 16, 2022
- 5 min
HUNTING FOR "YES" - Gift of the Thistle
From: WHEN THE UNIVERSE GIVES ME "NO" - I Hunt For the "YES" I drove all the way out there for nothing. Twice. It's almost a half-hour...
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Bella Dancer
- Sep 13, 2022
- 20 min
WHEN THE UNIVERSE GIVES ME "NO" - I Hunt For "YES"
I drove all the way out there for nothing. Twice. It's almost a half-hour drive to my dentist's office, which is annoying in itself, but...
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Bella Dancer
- Sep 8, 2022
- 20 min
THE (S)HE-RO'S JOURNEY 4: Writing Another Kind of Hope
My friends and foes, we’ve been tumbling down a rabbit hole for nine posts now, and some of it was a bit volcanic. “Nooooo,” you say,...
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Bella Dancer
- Sep 1, 2022
- 19 min
THE (S)HE-RO'S JOURNEY 3: Villains and Dragons and Fire, Oh My!
Continued from: --THE YIN-YANG RABBIT HOLE SERIES - If you haven't at least read this opening sex, language & violence content warning...
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Bella Dancer
- May 10, 2022
- 4 min
INJURED. Again.
Annnnd I'm down again. Out of commission. Back on my ass. One of my old trusty, musty injuries has flared up to the point where there is...
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Bella Dancer
- Apr 21, 2022
- 6 min
DAMSEL TO DANGEROUS: Journey of a Warrior Princess
...Even so, it will take many, many years to undo the damage caused by that rape threat. It will take even longer for me to stop...
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Bella Dancer
- Apr 8, 2022
- 16 min
MOVING ON: A Crucifix, Sandalwood & Lemon Lysol
We've finally made it to the last chapter of this series about #MeToo, rape and death threats, violence, psychological abuse,...
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Bella Dancer
- Mar 27, 2022
- 13 min
THE ALTARS OF LOVE & VOMITUS WEALTH: From Solstice to Equinox Part 2
Continued from: SOLSTICE IN THE UNDERTHING; EQUINOX AT SPRING: Making, Breaking. Tending, Mending. ...at the ceremony, one of the gals...
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Bella Dancer
- Mar 22, 2022
- 9 min
SOLSTICE IN THE UNDERTHING; EQUINOX IN SPRING - Making, Breaking. Tending, Mending.
Our tale is close to making the turn now. We’re about to finally head back up from the Underworld, and what better way to celebrate that...
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Bella Dancer
- Mar 13, 2022
- 22 min
ART(IST) MUST BE BEAUTIFUL - The Agony, the Bliss, the Transformational Healing Power of Art
We've got some VERY adult art going on today. And not only because there are (gasp!) boobies in it. Board this ship at your own risk. We...
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Bella Dancer
- Feb 16, 2022
- 26 min
THE DAMSEL: Predators, Instincts, "Nice Girls" & Neurodivergence
If you missed all the trigger warnings and the subject matter from the last post, I suggest you go back and read it. Continued from:...
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