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August 2015

August 15, 2015

Speaking of Burning Mountains…

So, here I am in the midst of writing stories about a world aflame, and...

August 14, 2015

The Mountain Of Fire, A Parable

Once upon a time, a long time ago, in another dimension where whole worlds can...

August 13, 2015

The Most Important Issue Of Our Day

You may have seen a comic by Chainsaw Suit called All Things Considered. It's three...

June 2015

June 08, 2015

Living Values in A Place

When we try to live according to our values, we cannot just do so in...

June 05, 2015

Bugs of Africa

Before the plane left Dar Es Salaam, a voice came over the P.A. to tell...

May 2015

May 21, 2015

Anatomy of The Spirit of Place

I am a conscious being who lives and has experiences which affect me and shape...

May 19, 2015

So, This is Tanzania…

It's kind of amazing to think about the fact that we are standing on the...

May 18, 2015

Be Here Now

It's the day before hopping on a plane I am wound up tight as can...

May 01, 2015

Spiritual Sovereignty

My heart bleeds for the religious traditions that have been lost to the onslaught of...

April 2015

April 06, 2015

Developing a Daily Devotional Practice of Place

For many of us, there is no choice but to re-dream the magickal practices that...

March 2015

March 24, 2015

The Problem with Subsistence Living

There are many of us who would like nothing more than to live a subsistence...

March 17, 2015

On Snakes, Truth-Speakers, & St. Patrick

If we extend the metaphor further, then not only did St. Patrick (and by extension,...

March 16, 2015

You are a slave to your cultural norms

Last weekend the US entered Daylight Savings Time. This is always a moment of great...

March 09, 2015

Your Home Has Been Stolen

When I was growing up, the native people of the land where I lived were...

March 02, 2015

A Dark Place In My Heart

For several months now, I haven't been writing like I normally do. A long time...

December 2014

December 04, 2014

This Tiresome Place

There are places where humans still stop to chat, without looking at a watch or...

November 2014

November 27, 2014

Not The Thanksgiving You Were Looking For

A couple nights ago I lay in bed not quite falling asleep while thinking about...

November 12, 2014

When Technology Forces Us To Leave Space For Nature

As I approached the forest last week, I remembered that the reason it exists there...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

After the Storm, The Mushrooms Arrive

Every little thing distracts me as I walk. The sound of a bird alert warning...

October 22, 2014

The Mystic Black Hole Where Technology Failed Me

It was like a black hole. Only it didn't affect light. It only affected communication....

September 2014

September 23, 2014

A Tale of Hospital Spirits

During those quiet days of the weekend I had time to sit in the hospital...

September 10, 2014

De-Colonizing Ourselves So We Can Help Others

It's time for us to stop thinking that improving the lives of others means making...

August 2014

August 20, 2014

Finding Identity In The Directions

There is a place where there are No Directions, and yet from that place spring...

August 14, 2014

Sitting On This Speck Of Dust In The Cosmos

I didn't post on A Sense of Place yesterday. I wanted to, I really did,...

August 05, 2014

The Scythe… Harvest And Death

The Hooded Figure With A Scythe is not a squanderer of opportunities. It is silent...

July 2014

July 29, 2014

Buying Land

Recently I spent a night outside near a plot that I am thinking about making...

July 23, 2014

A San Francisco Girl Contemplates New York

New York is an amazing place. I was born and raised in the San Francisco...

July 15, 2014

Rites of A Winemaker

This, he said, was an example of the rite this wine demanded, but it was...

July 02, 2014

Finding Home

Glasgow and Seattle both whisper in my ear and tell me that they could be...

June 2014

June 20, 2014

When People Don’t Want You In This Place

I am angry that elected officials and appointed civil servants in an Arkansas town feel...