A Square Peg in a Round Whole
Senior: “OK Junior, I’ll leave you now for 100 turnings of this world on its axis so you can complete your final graduation assignment....
Tag: space
Taking Comfort Where We Can
The wind is tossing the tree branches outside my window. I don’t have to stir from my couch to welcome them into my world–as...
When Two or More Gather
I’m on the outside looking in when it comes to practicing any religious orthodoxy. I suppose I picked that up from my mother, who...
Words Can Harm or Help
Don’t get me wrong. I love words. Sometimes words feel like the inhalations and exhalations that mark the flowing stream of life. The time...
The Day the Earth Changed
I was walking in Central Park in New York City when I saw the sunbathers and picknickers all stand up at the same moment,...
River Mystic (Vancouver, BC, 1965)
I began working on a supply boat out of Vancouver that made weekly trips northwards, churning into the inlets notched into the Rocky Mountain...
Pendulums in the Sky with Diamonds
“Leave them alone and they’ll come home, wagging their tails behind them.”–From the writings of 16th century shepherdess, Little Bo Peep. This morning, I...
A New Room, Resting at the Starting Gate
We just brought home a new room, which is now sitting in our driveway. While the sunroom extension at the back of our brick...
Casting the First Brick
“In the act of being curious, what has been settled becomes unsettled. There are no rules, no certainty, and no fixed place at which...
Clear Sailing
How easy it is to lose track of all the space that permeates every part of our embodiment and lies within every surface that...