The wind off the ocean, and stories left to be told. — What a lovely invitation; to be asked to talk about myself. So first I read through some “about me” stories to see how other people did it. Some of you are so creative and original! And I have written introductions and book covers for myself but that all sounds so…

What goes unseen in street photography. — Along with a wealth of well-written information and history which I strongly encourage you to read, here is a snippet of what Wikipedia will feed you if you search on “street photography”: Street photography (also sometimes called candid photography) is photography conducted for art or enquiry that features unmediated chance…

Ten Bridges I’ve Built: A Memoir in Verse, by Brontez Purnnell (February 2024) — A long list of caveats: I had never read or even heard of Brontez Purnell before writing this book review. I am of a different skin color, a different culture, and a different generation. I grew up in a comfortable suburb instead of a big city. I don’t particularly like…

The Knight-Waite Tarot Guidebook, by Michele Knight-Waite (October 2023) — The first thing you are struck by in Michele Knight-Waite’s new book “The Knight-Waite Tarot Guidebook” (John Murray One, October 2023), indeed bowled over by, are the magnificent illustrations. They modernize Tarot for people that might be turned off by older decks. The second thing that grabs you is the…

One of the best articles I read on Medium in forever. How are you doing the written graphics on your photos? I love that.

Grief and Renewal: Finding Beauty and Balance in Loss, by Don Miguel Ruiz and Barbara Emrys (September 2023) — When I first read The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, I was transformed and confused in equal parts. His storytelling has a rhythm, and it takes a bit of getting used to. His writing is also charming, and it was this personal, mystical voice that led me to read…

Universalism and liberation. Much of my own creation and liberation theology is taken from the creation mystics of the 12th and 13th centuries and the legacy they have left for us as communities of faith today. One of those legacies is something some of you may be familiar with, and…

Like a small child who hasn’t been taught to hate yet, ChatGPT skips right over the need to judge people — So, there I was. Another evening spent at home after work, on the sofa with a light dinner followed by the Perpetual Search for something to stream. Because I am a bit of a geek, specifically an Apple geek, I had both my iPad and iPhone open to search and…

Flash Fiction Horror. I can tell when I have followed her instructions perfectly. I can tell at almost every step of the process. Julia is all about preparation, as anyone who cooks with her knows. I think about it as cooking with her; she has been feeding us for years…