Monday, September 22, 2014

In the spirit of adventure; The Cave of the Crystal Skull

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What would you do if your consciousness were suddenly and truly expanded, and you could perceive beings and visions from a parallel univers...
Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Expendable Characters

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I first read Tolstoy’s War and Peace in high school. At least, I read most of it.  I stopped in Volume 4, Part 4 when I realized Petya...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

A Poem for my Mother at Easter

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Eggs. Fertility. Baby chicks and rabbits--the pagan roots of Easter run through the feminine.  Lemberg Castle with its red roofs and...
Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Teacher Appreciation Week: In Praise of English Teachers

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Beginning writers, and some beginning writing instructors, often blame English teachers for stifling their creativity. Published writers, on...
Monday, October 29, 2012

Wrestling with Angels

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Sometimes, I struggle with my decision to live in a small town surrounded by wilderness. When that happens, the mountain landscape flatlin...
Monday, October 15, 2012

100,000 Poets for Change in Yreka, CA

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On Saturday, September 29, 2012, four women poets--Dori Appel of Ashland, Oregon, Maria Elena Fernandez of Mt Shasta, California, Flannery C...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

"What will happen if we stay here . . . "

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Fed up with the heat and smoke-filled air from fires in the mountains surrounding my home, I managed to get away for a few days camping in t...