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. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Winter Projects: Book Chapters & A New Column
Oregon is getting inundated with rain, snow, and frost, and I’m huddled inside, drinking way too much coffee and working on a few long-term projects. 2015 turned out to be […]
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 […]
Interview: Kerry Brown for Asian Review of Books
I interviewed China expert Kerry Brown for the Asian Review of Books. The interview talks about the best of China books, what’s missing from the global literature on China, and […]
