Category: Yvonne-Cher Skye
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Fox at the Window
Originally posted on Chaos – Services, Promotions, and Products: I was sleeping at a friend’s house for the first time in their guest bedroom. We had arrived late at night and after visiting for a few hours we went to bed. During the course of the evening the host informed us of his time in…
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Cathouse Blues
Originally posted on Chaos – Services, Promotions, and Products: I was once a volunteer at a Cat Rescue in Fresno, California. Where I lived, I was unable to have pets, which has become a trend for landlords in America. So, to combat my blues I decided to volunteer in order to still interact with cats.…
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Feline Guard
Originally posted on Chaos – Services, Promotions, and Products: Her name is Tinkerbell. But in her tongue it sounds like maamaahs, Her pride and ancestral heritage is North American woodland feline. She scoffs at the term “Tabby” . Her eyeliner, is always perfect. Her body art acts as camouflage. Invisible in any dappled woodland environment…
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Orca Encounter
Originally posted on Chaos – Services, Promotions, and Products: As I worked as a night janitor at Seaworld of San Diego, California. I was assigned to spray down the Shamu stadium. I donned the bright yellow rubber pants and boots as my personal protective equipment. It was quite difficult for me to move my five…
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Sacred circle with wild horses
Originally posted on Chaos – Services, Promotions, and Products: As an archaeologist while working in Wyoming and Montana we walked for hours everyday. The environment was flat with mountains visible on the horizon. The loosely packed soil was sandy. Each step broke through the sun-dried surface and sinking an inch into loose sand. Each day…
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My night with a mountain lion
Originally posted on Chaos – Services, Promotions, and Products: As an archaeologist working in the South Dakota, Wyoming area in the United States we were living close to the badlands and two of my colleagues and myself decided to hike during the day and camp overnight in the early spring before tourist season started. We…
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Animals I have met
Originally posted on Chaos – Services, Promotions, and Products: The following is a list of autobiographical stories involving animals experienced by Yvonne-Cher Skye. Many of these stories have been shared orally with friends and acquaintances. They are all true and no embellishments are required as they are from my personal experiences and showcase the greatest…
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Primal Primates – Chimpanzee
Originally posted on Chaos – Services, Promotions, and Products: I am someone who writes from life experiences. Often drawing inspiration from stories that others share with me, I have encountered death in a myriad of forms hence the tendency to write horror stories. I am an admirer of the late great American author Edgar Allan…
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Finding One’s Muse as a writer
As I have written a plethora of articles, blog posts, and books on a variety of subjects I am aware of the need to be in the correct headspace. I have written a variety of environments at home, in an office in Oregon, in my store in California, a Hawaiian coffee shop, a restaurant in…
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Yesteryear conversations with the past
As I read through these old newspapers, I am reminded of the language of the 19th Century. As I edit and correct the articles I cut and paste from the OCR text of these great first hand accounts from interviews of the people from that era. More words were used to convey thoughts while one…