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It occurs to me that ever since Hanshi mentioned the possibility of a yellow belt test, I’ve had tunnel vision. If it doesn’t relate to the 5 punches, 6 blocks, 6 stances, 4 kicks, and 1 form I [...]

I’m not entirely certain what it means – to separate yourself from your writing. The news about the $500 gig sure made for a good day. Today I revised fiction and felt alive on the page for the [...]

The raccoons descend upon the house as if preordained. One, underneath the crawl space of the downstairs bedroom. Another (or more?) beneath the main crawl space, where heavy winds have blown out [...]

Hanshi is in Atlanta with the black belts for the annual PAMI conference and Jeff (green) is in charge of running the show. I show up for adult class to find three fellow karateka already suited [...]

Today, I offer website updates! See the sidebar for a link to a recently published essay (the origins of which began right here, on this blog). Also, new forthcoming work listed on the lower half [...]

First and foremost, a Cheerful Shambhala Day to all. Today is the Tibetan New Year – the Year of the Wood Mouse – and what fun we had at the meditation center today! Second, Cam calls. [...]

Two things came my way today: One, a fortune from a fortune cookie: “Happier days are definitely ahead for you, struggle has ended.” Two, a personal manifesto titled “Visionaries” by George [...]

Better today. Two new lyrical essays, a jog along the creek walk in Tinyville, and decent presence of mind in karate class. My, the ferocity of mood swings! Here is a sampling. Don’t be [...]

There is nothing to say. Two days that were supposed to be for writing and I have six sentences. I’ve read only 100 pages. Eighteen days until my next packet is due, but take away three for a [...]

I leave the mountain for two days. It feels like emerging from the underworld to visit the lush and growing landscape of mother earth. Only here, in the dead of winter, the landscape I visit is [...]