“CC Hart” Category
Sharp Objects
Posted on November 16, 2018 Leave a Comment
Broken glass. Toothpicks. Safety razors. Syringes. I am freaked out by these things in equal measure, along with most other sharp objects. On the surface, my reticence around pointy stuff seems phobic and downright irrational. But fear isn’t the issue at hand; I’m not afraid, even though each of the above items fills me with […]
Synning in my Sleep
Posted on November 4, 2018 Leave a Comment
I’ve been a participant in the Synesthesia List for several years, and I intermittently engage with the queries posted by this global community of synaesthetes, lead by international expert and IASAS President Dr. Sean A Day. Experiencing synaesthesia in one’s dreams is a topic that returns for discussion occasionally on the Synesthesia List. In the past, […]
Autumn Song
Posted on October 4, 2018 Leave a Comment
Just after sunrise this morning, I walked on my small deck with a steaming mug of tea in my hands. There was the delicious scent of wet soil from the season’s first rainstorm, which blew through the Bay Area early Tuesday, and the hint of a dusky bouquet that I recognize as the smell of […]
The Story of a Book
Posted on June 13, 2018 Leave a Comment
There’s a book coming out next year, one that has it’s own incredible story to tell. This isn’t a work of fiction, but the pages will provide exquisite images printed in dream-like color, revealing fantastic objects that instigate multi-sensory experiences in the viewer. This isn’t a memoir, but will have first-person accounts of the uncanny […]
Some Sort of Trinity
Posted on April 10, 2018 Leave a Comment
What a pleasure it has been over the past few years moderating the Facebook Mirror-Touch Synesthesia page. In committing to this project, I’ve found the loveliest opportunities to create MTS community, and to connect with fellow MTS synesthetes. It’s been both surprising and inspiring to field inquiries from folks who are curious about mirror-sensory phenomena, […]
My Tribe
Posted on March 17, 2018 Leave a Comment
I’m lucky to have the loveliest synaesthete tribe! It’s Saint Patrick’s Day and I can’t help but think of my mother. She was fiercely proud of her heritage; all four of her grandparents emigrated from Munster to Boston, then made their way west to the city of Springfield. My mother was raised there, in the […]
Eternal Return
Posted on February 9, 2018 3 Comments
My friend Daniel took his own life. He jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge in the wee hours of Monday January 8th, 2018. His body washed ashore a dozen days later and 45 miles away, on the rugged San Mateo County coast. I wanted to share this story with a gentler entry into the […]
Brown and White are Red
Posted on December 15, 2017 Leave a Comment
My “B” isn’t blue, nor is my “W“ white I made a mistake at work this week, one that was bound to happen. Among my new massage therapy clients in 2017 are two men who have the same first name, one that isn’t unusual, but is somewhat uncommon. For the sake of their privacy, let’s […]
Gorey Greetings
Posted on October 31, 2017 Leave a Comment
CC Hart with the ever-so-charming Todd Sucy. Photo by Marco Sanchez. I have a love-hate relationship with Halloween. I love creating a spooky-beautiful ensemble and wandering through the city bedecked like a gothic vampire in a brocade gown, or a witch-princess covered in spiderwebs. And I adore the cooling weather, with its crisp aroma of […]
Reflecting on Mirror-Touch
Posted on August 28, 2017 1 Comment
Do you feel what I feel? I had an engaging conversation with Dr. Joel Salinas in November 2015 as he was diligently working on his lovely memoir Mirror Touch: Notes from a doctor who can feel your pain. We dialogued about the many facets of Mirror-Touch Synaesthesia and how we both recognize the impacts of […]
