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Bullet Journal: my best inanimate friend

3 October 2019 18 Comments

Bullet Journal: my best inanimate friend

Embarrassing revelation: when I look at this grubby, scuffed little yellow notebook—my bullet journal—I feel a genuine affection. A warm, swelly sensation in my heart, such as one might feel for a dear friend, or humankind. It’s odd, yes, but also kind of cool. It makes me ponder the concept of inanimate friends, like the […]

Filed Under: Blog, News Tagged With: bujo, bullet journal, inanimate friends, productivity

So Much to Tell You

28 August 2018 18 Comments

So Much to Tell You

It’s a little house on a hundred acres of oak forest. A canyon built like a cradle where, over 31 months, I’ve clambered, climbed and connected. I fell in love here. Today has been my last day on the ranch. We’re moving 3000 miles across the country to another forest and another home, starting tomorrow. […]

Filed Under: Blog, News Tagged With: North Star Ranch, road trip, saying goodbye

Tricked

20 July 2018 22 Comments

Tricked

I was given a new piece of America last night. By a coyote. Marty and I were coming home from our evening walk when we spotted the bouncy gait of the coyote in the pasture. Just a few shades off the tone of the gold-brown summer grass, he swept across the plain as if he […]

Filed Under: Blog, News Tagged With: coyote, mythology, native american mythology, plans, shattering, trickster

Shanti and the Self: A Californian Love Story

6 July 2018 14 Comments

Shanti and the Self: A Californian Love Story

Yesterday, my aunt emailed me about this blog. She told me about her time studying in Santa Barbara in the 1980s, and the warning she was given repeatedly as an incoming foreigner: “You’ve come to California. Don’t make the mistake of thinking you’re in America.” I don’t know if it’s true (is it true, Americans?), […]

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What is this “America” you speak of?

4 July 2018 45 Comments

What is this “America” you speak of?

I really dig America. But I haven’t really dug into America. You know? I’ve lived here for a while now, but that time has been spent living in the middle of a forest and so I haven’t exactly saturated myself in the marrow of the culture. (Eww.) No question: ignorance is always a missed opportunity. […]

Filed Under: News, The Novel Tagged With: adventures, education, family, july4th

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