This piece is Part I in a series of personal essays exploring intersecting identities, the messy private work of healing from trauma, the ties between motherhood, myth, magic - and exactly how we survive in the midst of apocalypse.SubscribeToday is Halloween, in the year 2022 CE. Harvest Season is upon us. Many cultures are in the midst of reenacting long treasured ancestral celebrations; others practice more somber veneration in honor of their Beloved Dead. All Saint’s Day, Day of the Dead, ...