Accepting the new reality: a generation in denial

March 21, 2014
The hunt for the mythical Fountain of Youth didn't die with Ponce de Leon. It's still alive and well. Just look around. Desperate attempts to look younger are...
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32 Comments · Blog

Breathing in the Beats at City Lights

March 20, 2014
City Lights may well have the richest literary heritage of any independent bookstore in the United States. Inhale, and breathe in the history of Beat literature. City...
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8 Comments · Travel

A snarky take on writing.

March 19, 2014
We writers do shed our lifeblood on the page, it's very true. We suffer over every word, we think we're inadequate, we don't like others to see our work until it's...
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24 Comments · Blog

The pilgrimage called “life”

March 18, 2014
When we think of pilgrimages we think of white-robed faithful walking a spiritual journey. They leave their destination expecting to encounter hardships along the way...
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6 Comments · Soul School, Travel

Kisses, green beer and St. Patrick

March 17, 2014
Yeah, you thought today was just about green beer and shamrocks, right? Well, it's also about gratitude and blessings. Because St. Paddy? (no, it's not Patty, it's...
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7 Comments · Travel

Take my advice. I’m not using it.

March 16, 2014
If I had one piece of relationship advice for young women, this would be it. Years ago I was in a serious relationship with a man who continually crossed boundaries he...
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5 Comments · Blog

Anything goes. That’s whack.

March 15, 2014
Some of my observations lately have been a little crabby, I've noticed, and I've realized that what disturbs me --bigger picture-- is the spectre of loosening standards...
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29 Comments · Blog

Tenements, immigrants + courage

March 14, 2014
We think we're brave? No. Here's brave: A mother with babe in arms getting on a boat in Sicily--or Ireland--or any other country-- in some form of steerage under...
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6 Comments · Blog, Travel

Goodbye, sweet, gentle spirit

March 13, 2014
  He possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, and all the Virtues of Man, without his Vices.  This Praise,...
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21 Comments · Dogs

Love as a spiritual practice

March 13, 2014
Today I feel like quoting Jeff Brown, my favorite writer on matters of the heart and soul. Because really, they impact our lives so deeply. Love is a great adventure...
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4 Comments · Blog

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