With Anandamayi Ma at Gelateria
for Dr. Amy Afanasevich After meditating way past midnight I went to my mat and fell asleep And soon in a dream Sri Anandamayi Ma and I are having a tête-à-tête She looks mid-twenties She is…
Why Didn’t I Think of This Before? (The Answer Will Be Right There in Your Heart)
You have this huge decision to make There’s this stellar opportunity And that challenging path and six more besides Sure, you could consult the Jesuits With those time-honored techniques of discernment And maybe you’re headed…
Going for Broke
I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed and decided that I would have to know once and for all what rights I had as a human being and a…
The Roles That Made It Possible
Neither superhuman nor subhuman Neither God Nor animal Nor monster. But always simply Additional kinds of humans: The bomb droppers The capo The body burners The throat slashers The exterminators in the forest The scalpers…
I Love Self-Righteous People!
Dear Bella Levenshteyn I’m astounded on a daily basis: The hand-written letters I receive From dear ones via the USPS!!! In my circle of near and far-flung friends We are keeping alive this art form…
General William Dupuy’s Utter Confidence in the Efficacy of State Terrorism
The solution in Vietnam is more bombs more shells more napalm… until the other side cracks and gives up Source Christian Apply, Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered from All Sides
Dear Layla/Welcome to Palestine: Table of Contents
Part One Instant Message (4:32 a.m.) Part Two Cover Letter Part Three Roads/1 Modus Operandi/1 Invitation/1 Invitation/2 Lexicon/1 Being Present/1 What Some People Say/1 A Cup of Tea/1 (Fullness and Emptiness/1) Lexicon/2 A Little Taste/1
Share the Wealth with Jim and Diana Oleskevich on Sunday 15 February 2015
We will share a few experiences (on the streets, meeting new people, trainings) we’ve had since Michael Brown was killed and how our heart/spiritual perspective on white privilege/black oppression in the current system of life…
“Be in Love with Yr Life”*: A Spring Writing Course
Like Sontag and Beseda, many of us are tempted to be intolerant of the ambiguity and intimidated by the risks of photography and other art forms. Ultimately, I believe we are most daunted by the…
It’s OK
It’s OK to forget to do gratitudes when you most need them It’s OK to be grumpy for between seven and nine minutes It’s OK to feel like everyone is smarter than you (but for…