Roadside Culture
As a child of the sixties, I was among the cult followers of Tom Robbins’ first novel, published in 1971, called Another Roadside Attraction. In the novel, we follow […]
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God Told Me
“Pedernal is my favorite mountain,” the famous painter, Georgia O’Keefe, once said. Robb Carter, Ghost Ranch guide “God told me if I painted it often enough, I could have it.” O’Keefe
ALL Land is Sacred
ALL Land is Sacred. The Chama River These words on a bumper sticker in the parking lot of the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I
We Have Heaven
I don’t know if it’s family tradition or something elemental that runs in our genes, but my two brothers and I communicate via email often entirely through the lyrics of
Octavia Bit Into the Apple
Octavia bit into the apple. Its core of ancient seeds peered out at her. We are here, they
HOWL
Not the Ginsberg “howl” not the hootin’ and hollerin’ howl, but an eager craving rippin’ through spent leaves, howl awake and wild, soft nerves on fire. An
The Path Comes to an End
This is all there is. The path comes to an end among the parsley -alan watts IF I were to encapsulate the writings of Alan Watts, a teacher of
The Curse of Womanhood
In love with the earth and sky There I was in 6th grade Science class, 12 years old, standing in the middle of the room, twirling a sling psychrometer above
Nature As Art; Art As Nature
A moment of revelation, nature as art. Rock, root, water, my skimming impressions engage with what is real, and I imagine another layer, unreal. To smell water, verdant and flush
The First Moment of Surprise
The weather report was not inviting: rain filled clouds, low lying fog. So easy to change our plans due to weather, say “no” to the day, leave the raincoats hanging