I was still pretty green as a human being during the spring semester of 1998. Hadn’t been exposed to a lot of what the world had to offer, and my horizons didn’t stretch very far. By that point, I knew I wanted to be a writer, but I wasn’t sure what kind or how to …
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Care Package for Thursday, April 23, 2020
The Care Package, aimed at helping you cope with the new normal and the impacts of physical distancing, now includes a list of important phone numbers and websites at the bottom of each edition. I’ll add more as they reveal themselves or occur to me. To lighten the mood, I’ve added a second Care Package …
Bonus Care Package for Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Happy Earth Day! Today is the 50th anniversary of this day, aimed at protecting the global environment and being good stewards of our shared home. There’s a lot of tough stuff going on that has us all justifiably preoccupied, but it’s worth taking some time to reflect on Earth Day, its purpose, and the role …
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All the World’s a Bardo
When I was working on the first draft of my novel, one of the themes I stumbled upon was liminality. Liminal space is an area of transition. For instance, puberty is a liminal state, with a person transitioning from childhood into adulthood. Liminality is often represented in folklore through streams and rivers, sunrises and sunsets. …
Care Package for Wednesday, April 22, 2020
The Care Package, aimed at helping you cope with the new normal and the impacts of physical distancing, now includes a list of important phone numbers and websites at the bottom of each edition. I’ll add more as they reveal themselves or occur to me. To lighten the mood, I’ve added a second Care Package …