Welcome to Fall 2020 β where it seems both imperative and often impossible to find our voices amid this catastrophic time. But voices do matter β and I am grateful that on this 6th anniversary of the publication of my memoir, I recently spoke my story into a new kind of life: The Coconut Latitudes […]
Spring News 2017
2017 began with a tsunami of events, some potentially cataclysmic and others more in sync with seasonal cycles. Someone forgot to turn off the faucets of ill-will that have been spewing forth in our nation, and Mother Nature forgot to shut off water spigots here at home. As rainstorms shudder against my windows and alternate […]
Solstice and new beginnings
Solstice. A perfect metaphor for our dual selves, darkness and light. Celebrated since ancient times, itβs the occasion when the sun appears to stand still just for a moment before an inevitable seasonal change begins. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is the longest day β a time to fling oneself outside, to inhabit the long […]