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If Only We Were Greener Things

"All the ways you imagine us—bewitched mangroves up on stilts, a nutmeg’s inverted spade, gnarled baja elephant trunks, the straight-up...

"Milk was all I ever had"

The Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Beloved, by Toni Morrison, is my absolute favorite work of literature of all time. Set in post-Civil War...

My Muse: Brother Antoninus/William Everson

On this, the weekend that Christians observe the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, allow me to introduce my muse and...

Again did the earth shift

SOLSTICE Again did the earth shift. Again did the nights grow short and the days long. And the people of the earth were glad and...

Lessons from Stevie Ray Vaughan and Mother Theresa

On my walk today I happened to contemplate Mother Theresa of Calcutta's words, “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small...

Can of Worms: Advice for Untangling Memories in the Personal Narrative Process

This, my friends, is why so many people don’t start writing their memoir to begin with: they fear that they are opening the proverbial can

Slump

For four months I was in what is known in the baseball world (and Dr. Suess world) as a slump. Holy shit, was I in a slump!

Basket Case

I'd like to share with you the first few lyrics to one of my favorite Green Day songs, "Basket Case": Do you have the time to listen to...

Safety First

What about those of us whose insecurities and paralyzing fears are so strong they bind us to our miserable day jobs, vanilla lifestyle, and

Walking in the Pain: Confessions of a Reluctant Creativity Coach

How did I go from reading college portfolios to leading transformative creativity workshops, facilitating...