I was corresponding recently with a far away friend --- a dear fellow creative and writer who once won my heart with a sonnet. Our paths...

Best sunset ritual — shoreline poke picnics. Each of us has our own cup of rice and packet of roasted nori (seaweed) to keep the peace....

Kansas City at dusk, seen from the sky, is a darker shade of muted green. Ag. land with patches of dark, mirrored water, a snaking river...

I'm eating Thai food in the tub, courtesy of bffs. We've known each other since high school and are basically the same, except with...

The ocean bears gifts. If we are very lucky, it may bring a visit from something beautiful and wildly alive. Almost always, it will bring...

For years there were no baths — 6 years in a warehouse with an outdoor shower, nextdoor to a coffee roaster. A hand carved slab of...

- photo credit: Independent - Stromae:Success is a Gift and a Handicap Collect call from the Pitchess Detention Center - 7 cents per...

Nurturing Creativity and Individuality in Children and Ourselves

The sea, like life and god, bears gifts — no matter how we meet it.

This is an old(er) entry that, at the time, felt too personal to post. Now it's maybe like a poem or a prayer, beautiful in the weight it...

At times in life, I’ve felt like too much and not enough – something I suspected was a personal failing – until I learned how many other...

Observations in the ways we exist - No.1 “Something good will come of this. Pay attention. There’s something inside of you that can’t be...

I’ve always envied people at the beach, tucked into a patch of shade with a good book and a hammock. After raising kids for 23 years,...

Last apocalyptic sunset of 2020, the sun melting into the vog along the horizon. 2020 ended with a bang, planets crossing in the final...

Hawai’i statewide “stay at home” order goes into effect in an hour. This is a weird feeling, this global experience, the ease at which...

We're loosely enjoying the Golden Globes tabloids. Celebrity gossip over Tito’s tostadas or Campos burritos and a raucous game of Gin...

Swimming at night approaches some deep, instinctual fears for nearly everyone. I like meeting people in this vulnerability.

The human experience is fundamentally messy. Often its all just stumbling through this life thing trying to hold it all together....

I just picked up these new work shorts but may need to stick to swim leggings. It’s hard to capture the true beauty of the leopard spot...