Poem & Book Review: Talking River
I’m thrilled to have two pieces in Talking River, the literary journal out of Lewis-Clark College in Idaho. My poem “Telemachus at the Hardware Store” is a modern retelling of Odysseus’ […]
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Recent Columns: koans, health, & diversity in American Buddhism
I’m approaching my second year (wow!) as a monthly columnist for Buddhistdoor Global. I write on women in Buddhism, and in honor of the anniversary, I thought I’d share a […]
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 […]
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 […]
COLUMN: STARS AT DAWN
Imagine this: a young woman, heavily pregnant and in labor, makes the journey to a grove of trees sacred to the local goddess. The village women accompany her, and she […]
REVIEW: Time to Stand Up
An increase in the world temperature by two degrees Celsius will cause “horrific consequences,” she writes, “but after that . . . we enter a serious tipping point of three […]
REVIEW: Buddhist-Inspired Fiction
I wrote a dual review of two recent novels with strong Buddhist themes of time, cultural identity, and the role of the present moment in literature. Time travel, suicide, war, […]
Book Review: Dakini Power
My newest book review for Buddhist Door discusses the political and religious roles of women in Tibetan Buddhism – and how women are encouraging and forcing change against a religious […]
Book Review: Tracking Bodhidharma
How does an ancient Indian sage relate to the bombing of Pearl Harbor? History took a long and winding road from the ancient Zen teacher Bodhidharma to the Japanese Imperial […]
Interview: Tash Aw
I interviewed Tash Aw, the author of the new novel “Five Star Billionaire” – set in Shanghai – for the Asian Review of Books. He spoke to me about the […]
