Archives

This morning my barter work for Joe was on the second story of his three story cabin. The fact that it is three stories does not mean that his cabin is large; nothing could be further from the [...]

Yesterday in Malaprop’s I ordered a espresso doppio at three in the afternoon; clearly, this was for the experience of the drink, not the ungodly amount of caffeine that infiltrated it. The [...]

In Buddhism there is always room to keep digging. It is not as though one can get away with pretending the Earth has a core; there is no comforting, molten center where everything turns back into [...]

Madeline Peyroux’s sweet voice rings like a modern Billy Holiday and has been jingling around in the kitchen of my mind for forty-eight consecutive hours. Trapped there, her lyrics cook fantasies [...]

I ditched writing this afternoon for catch up time at the craft school. It was time for an artist’s date to fill my well. Winter rental students hovered over precious projects in their respective [...]

Noelle and I walked this afternoon instead of working out. Sunlight reflected relentlessly off of the muddy brown river, which still runs high and dark from Tuesday’s downpour and subsequent [...]

Yesterday I experienced a particularly restful meditation session before beginning my morning tasks. Mia and I are taking a Lojong, or mind training, class in the city and began our studies this [...]

Cedar Mae has a new puppy. “Well, technically, he’s supposed to be mine. So I guess I’m the one in charge of training him,” she says, peering up at me from the floor where she is sprawled out [...]

Everything moves slower today, even my breathing. I move with an unshakeable awareness of my surroundings. It is as if I am watching myself from some hidden, tiny pedestal inside my gut, where a [...]

I eat to “fill” my emptiness. This has happened before, but with myriad birthday treats around the house, I am officially crossing into dangerous territory. To make things worse, the gym is [...]