Walking composition “Walking teaches patience. It works as an antidote against fear. It erodes cynicism about the violence of fellow Homo sapiens. In its capacity to sustain hope, it makes you a baby again.” —Paul… Read more

I deleted the previous post and am resending with a once-again corrected link and extra apologies because dealing with corrected-link emails is personally one of my least favorite things, so I am very grateful for… Read more

Invitation to Threadable A few weeks ago I mentioned a project I’m doing with a social reading platform called Threadable. Starting next Monday, October 10, I’ll be leading a three-month reading circle on the Threadable… Read more

Walking composition “Decolonizing the colonizers is necessary so that they can once again learn how to respect themselves and others.” —As Long As Grass Grows, Dina Gilio-Whitaker Over the past two or three weeks we’ve… Read more

Walking composition “Where’s the glory in making mothers weep?” — “Hey I Don’t Know,” Kongos Last week I was listening to a podcast episode on green energy—I listened to a few back to back and… Read more

Some days ago I was walking through a gas station parking lot holding a bouquet of roses I’d just bought at Safeway. A couple filling up their car gave me one of those double-take long… Read more

Walking composition and ANNOUNCEMENT “Imagine being a traveller, a conqueror. To simply turn up on soil and stamp it as property.” —Skyward Inn, Aliya Whiteley A largish black bear, around 300 pounds (136 kilograms), has… Read more

Walking composition “God money, let’s go dancing on the backs of the bruised.” —“Head Like a Hole,” Nine Inch Nails Last week I was immersed in beta-reading a friend’s book that will be coming out… Read more

Essay For several years, before and for a while after I had kids, I worked on a mystery novel set in eastern Montana. I wrote sketches and backgrounds for the major and minor characters; mapped… Read more

Walking composition “Hell, my ardent sisters, be assured, Is where we’re bound; we’ll drink the pitch of hell— We, who have sung the praises of the lord With every fiber in us, every cell.” —from… Read more