My Lately, Political Turmoil, & Choosing Joy
I just got back from spending two weeks in Oceanside with my twelve-year-old granddaughter while her parents (my daughter and …
Category Archives: My Writing
Loss, Desire & the Search for Meaning in Life and Literature
Loss and desire–these are the themes that run through so much of what I’m compelled to write about in my …
A Happy Ending for My Novel, at Long Last!
Some of you may remember me writing about my novel From the Far ends of the Earth years ago, how …
Traveling Below the Border: Costa Rica, Ecotourism, and Politics
I’ll be traveling to Costa Rica tomorrow to spend two weeks exploring one of the most beautiful and biodiverse countries …
The Poetry That Saves Us
During these troubled times, the wars raging in Gaza and Ukraine, when our hearts are broken and we feel so …
Seamless Being, A Poem
Seamless Being I’m not sure what there is to say anymore about being me,Who I am-was-will-be.We flow together seamlesslyWithout end. …
Hot Hills in Summer Heat, A Poem
Hot Hills in Summer Heat I watch them every summer, the hot hills Crouched like a lion beside the road, …
A Mayan Myth of Love, Self-Sacrifice & the Creative Process
I mentioned in my last post that I wrote a myth about the creation of the isthmus that now comprises …
Maria Berrio and the Art of Myth-Making
In a novel I’m writing I include an origin myth of how the isthmus of Central America was created. It’s …
“Catching Every Falling Cup” – A Primal Urge
This phrase from my poem Brimless Being is becoming a mantra I turn to often these days. It’s about the …
