When the Source Ran Free: A story for the present time
Watching the sun rise over the wetlands, the mist fading, even here in the midst of nature there is the strange stillness of a world in lockdown — waiting, wondering,…
Seeking Verity, by Tracy Cochran
Verity climbed down from the scaffold and stood with me, looking up at his work. I murmured something about how otherworldly the statue looked. “I look for something other when…
The Nothingness of Time, by Alexandra Haven
Photo by Flyn Schmidt (http://www.camerablog.de/) Why do you come to Egypt? Do you come to gain a dream, or to regain lost dreams of old; to…
Spinning Straw, by Tracy Cochran
The Miller’s Daughter. Anne Anderson. Late nineteenth or early twentieth century A miller, a beautiful daughter, and a creature named…. Once a poor miller was summoned…
Like Snow, by Wendell Berry
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858), Man Crossing a Bridge in the Snow Suppose we did our work like the snow, quietly, quietly. leaving nothing out. —Wendell…
Grace is Here!, A Conversation with Ram Dass
Ram Dass. Photograph by David Ulrich Recently we had the opportunity to visit and interview Ram Dass in his home amidst the exceptional natural beauty of the…
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