Today I want to propose a dream of mine, but first an aside. I've written a novel about a "perfect" society (and trying to find an agent for the novel at the moment; everybody cross their fingers for me, and if you want a copy, I'll send you the .pdf!) The society is not really... Continue Reading →
Naming Names
I watched a brilliant documentary last night called Je Chanterai pour Toi about the Malian musician Boubacar Traoré. It made me think a lot about Africa. When I first started traveling, I was incredibly curious to go to Timbuktu, which was a city that just seemed the epitome of far far away. When I was... Continue Reading →
The Apocalypse
I've been having weird dreams recently. Last night it was about learning some skill set that would be useful if the world fell apart, you know, after the apocalypse. Like, my (awesome) friend with sheep knows how to process wool from animal to comfy sweater, and that would be a useful thing to know how... Continue Reading →
Madness and Tolerance
I just finished my friend Helen Taylor's memoir love lay down beside me and we wept. It is a dissection of her depression which took her as far as a very nearly successful suicide attempt. I knew from meeting her that she is a perfectionist, and that her inner critic wants to tell her that... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 