Longform: Our Own Magic
This story is close to my heart. A few years ago I stumbled on a pagan solstice ritual, and I’ve been delighted and intrigued by modern Druid practice ever since. […]
ESSAY: What They Carried
When you leave your home behind, what do you bring with you?
COLUMN: Writer Ruth Ozeki
“Imagination is very personal; it’s like a fingerprint, it’s one of the most identifiable features of a self,” she says. “And at the same time, it’s also just a self. […]
What I’m Reading – February
The last two months have been really busy with teaching and writing projects, so I’ve had less time to read. However, I’ve still worked on a few books, mostly fiction […]
COLUMN: Dharma in the Digital Age
I interviewed Susan Piver, founder of the Open Heart Project and NY Times bestselling author, for my monthly Buddhistdoor column on women in Buddhism. We talked about virtual meditation, digital […]
LONGFORM: Squash on the Hill
Last year I won a fellowship from Creative Nonfiction to develop a piece of researched literary journalism on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Each of us involved in the Writing Pittsburgh project worked […]
What I’m Reading – January
I read a lot. Part of that is educational – I try to keep up in genres that I work in – and much of it is for the pure […]
