The Standing Rock Pipeline: Facts before Takeoff

by | musings

The Standing Rock Pipeline: Facts before Takeoff It’s 5 a.m. when I awake. I dreamed of a pipeline.   I could snooze another 40 minutes, but I need a pre-departure shower…   It may be my last in four days. I’ve camped before—festivals, farms, wilderness. But...

Why is Easy Hard? A Parable

by | being a writer, inspiration

Why is Easy Hard? A Parable Every day, I go on a long hike with the dogs I’m currently petsitting. Every day, I reach the top of a certain hill, look down it, and think: “Ughh, coming back up that is going to be a beast!” Then, I zigzag my way down the steepness,...

Writing Blind and Getting Lost

by | being a writer

Writing Blind and Getting Lost I’m writing. Yes, sure, I’m writing. But I am writing blind. I don’t know what I’m doing.   Let’s just get that out there in the open:   I do not know what I am doing.   Are you with me? There’s this: I am trying to become a person...

Energy: None of that Low-Grade Sh*t

by | inspiration

Energy: None of that Low-Grade Sh*t How do you feel right now?   Go ahead, answer me. Close your eyes and feel yourself for a second (without your hands).   That, my friends, is your energy.   And you’re not hiding it. It’s right there in the open....