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Kisses & Chaos
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Come for the weirdness. Stay for the love. Courtesy of artist & writer Alli Woods Frederick. It's all about the love, baby. ♥
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Allow Me to Introduce You to

I wanted to take a moment and introduce you to the lovelies that are my May sponsors. Some are old friends and some are new, but I hope you enjoy becoming (re)acquainted with them all. They will rock...

17 h ago

Love, Support and Nourishment: Come and Get It

by guest blogger, Debra Smouse May has been a month filled with milestones for me. I returned from my first trip to Europe. Ended a 4 week digital sabbatical. And celebrated my 44th birthday. During ...

3 days ago

You Know Those Voices in Your Head?

“Listen to the voices.” -William Faulkner     Kisses & Chaos, Alli Woods Frederick   image credit:  Voices in Your Head by Victoria Pickering Tweet

6 days ago

Today*s Lesson: The Berlin Wall

Time. It wages war against history…turning fact into fiction and fiction into fact. Ever wonder how time will warp the details of our lives and our history? Wonder no more. Welcome to the future of e...

21 may 12

Saturday Verses: Sappho

When they were tired   Night rained her thick dark sleep upon their eyes   - Sappho   Kisses & Chaos, Alli Woods Frederick   image credit: Sleeping Beauty via The Edinburgh Bl...

19 may 12

Spring Sprang Sprung Fever

I have, admittedly, been not only instagram impaired lately, but posting impaired as well. I have been a bit distracted lately. Spring fever? Sure. Let’s blame spring fever. It was a legitimate excus...

18 may 12

Will Versus Reality or Lessons Learned From a Pooka

“I wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I’m happy to say I finally won out over it.” - Jimmy Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd in “Harvey”     Kisses & Chaos, Alli Woods Frederick &n...

15 may 12

Gamboling About on New Legs

While out for a drive the other day my mom and I came across this beautiful scene: a 4 hour old foal gamboling about all wobbly legged, trying to quite literally find its footing in this amazing new ...

11 may 12

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall

When I look in the mirror, what do I see? I see a person riddled with contradictions. I see a person who is wise but doesn’t really know shit. I see a person who is loving but self-critical. I see a ...

10 may 12

In Through the Out Door: Soul Swapping

So last week I had a really strange dream. I had a dream that I was dead, nothing but pure spirit, but instead of staying on the other side I brokered a deal – a deal with the PTB (Powers That Be) an...

07 may 12

The Definition of Beauty

Standards…who sets them? Who is it that determines what is “ideal?” Who cares? YOU are what matters. YOU. Glorious, unique, beautiful, wondrous YOU. Set your own standards. Make your own rules. YOU a...

04 may 12

The Beauty of Simplicity

You know how every now and then you run across something that is so amazing, so perfectly imperfectly perfect, so gorgeous that it gives you goosebumps? Yeah, you do. Well get ready to get the chills...

02 may 12

A Note on the Passage of Time

“And the days move on and the names of the months change and the four seasons bury one another and it is spring again and yet again and the small streams that run over the rough sides of Gormenghast ...

01 may 12

Oh 80*s Films How I Love You So

I think we’re long overdue for another edition of 5 Films. Don’ t you agree? Today it’s all about the 80’s, baby. Oh yeah! There were some underrated gems out there – true bits of cinematic and comed...

30 apr 12

Saturday Versus: Lewis Carroll

The Lobster Quadrille “Will you walk a little faster?” said a whiting to a snail. “There’s a porpoise close behind us, and he’s treading on my tail. See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all a...

28 apr 12

The Same 7 with Bradley Bills of Chant

Drums. Drums. More drums. Aaaaand a few more drums with just a dash of, you guessed it, drums. Pure and driven percussive bliss. Bradley Bills is a bit of a mad genius. He’s is also one of the most i...

27 apr 12

Getting Iggy with It.

After a mini-rant about the origin of punk (and the Sex Pistols had nothing to do with it…but that’s a different story/rant for a different day) I thought I should give some love to Iggy Pop – the ma...

24 apr 12

Saturday Verses: Alli Woods Frederick (yeah, me)

I have never, ever, ever shared any of my creative writing or poetry publicly before, so please don’t be too brutal. Untitled by Alli Woods Frederick And so we walk, silent as cobwebs, on our tiptoes...

21 apr 12

On The Road: Baton Rouge Bound

It’s Friday, which means it’s time for an instagram recap. This week? Baton Rouge, baby! Oh how I adore road trips. I had to make a quick run down there for an engagement shoot (which I can’...

20 apr 12

The Same 7 with Kayte of Mermaid Eyes

Kayte is not only one of my April sponsors but she is also quite the little spitfire (which may or may not be related to the ginger hair…but as a fellow redhead I am more than a bit biased *wink*) wi...

18 apr 12

Saturday Verses: William Blake

The Tyger by William Blake Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine...

14 apr 12

Allow Me to Introduce You To

April is here and with it comes an introduction to my lovely April sponsors. Some are old friends and some are new, but I hope you enjoy becoming (re)acquainted with them all. They really are the b...

13 apr 12

The Same 7 with Jared Louche

For those of you who are familiar with this week’s guest then he truly needs no introduction, but please bear with me for those who have not had the unique pleasure of experiencing the aural awesomen...

11 apr 12

Jackie Collins and I Have Something in Common. Who Knew?

“My weakness is wearing too much leopard print.” -Jackie Collins (you and me both, sister.)   Leopard Print Kisses & Chaos, Alli Woods Frederick   image credit: Mariacarla for Vogue vi...

10 apr 12

What You Really Need to Know About OCD Because What You Think Know May Be Bullsh*t

Strong words, I know, but more often than not it’s true. Sure, the TV show Monk made OCD look cute, comical and endearing, but it is anything but to the afflicted. OCD stands for obsessive-compulsi...

09 apr 12

Saturday Verses: Pablo Neruda

‘Perhaps not to be is to be without your being.’ Perhaps not to be is to be without your being, without your going, that cuts noon light like a blue flower, without your passing later through fog and...

07 apr 12

Call 911 Cause I*m Overdosing on Instagram

Do I really need to further explain that Instagram is like heroin to me? I don’t really think I do…from now on, no words…only photos. Be forewarned: there are a LOT of photos this week. Smooches ...

06 apr 12

The Same 7 with Nubby Twiglet

This week’s guest is none other than the most fabulous Nubby Twiglet, graphic designer, blogger and sartorial super-woman . If you dig amazing design and inspiration galore then you should most def...

04 apr 12

I Swear It*s Like She Knew Me

  “That would be a good thing for them to cut on my tombstone: Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment.” -Dorothy Parker   Kisses & Chaos, Alli Woods Frede...

03 apr 12

5 Movies You Should See Before You Die

I am a movie junkie. Full on. I am also a bit of a movie snob. “But you like zombie movies.” Yes. But I like good zombie movies. I am not a big fan of summer blockbusters (there are, of course,...

02 apr 12

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