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Sunday’s Thought from John O’Donohue
"When you give in to helplessness you collude with despair."- John O'Donohue I read from John O'Donohue's To Bless the Space Between Us daily. It's in a stack of prayer, poetry and essay books in the window seat where I begin my day with coffee and wise, comforting...
I’m Going to San Francisco.. Tonight, and You can Too.
Tonight at 6 PST (that's 5 in AK and you can figure out what it is where you are...) I will be talking to my old friend Sedge Thomson at The Booksmith via Zoom and live on FaceBook about Of Bears and Ballots. Sedge, along with his old West Coast Live! Radio show crew...
Sunday’s Thought
"When a baby is born, our first response is love. When a dear one dies, the hand we hold is a gesture of love. Timeless love and awareness is who you are. Trust it."-- Jack Kornfield It is more than a little challenging, this waiting for the pandemic in Haines. And I...
Of Squirrels and Women
The squirrels are eating my neighbor's beloved strawberries. She is very handy with power tools, and built a hinged cage made of 2X2s and hardware cloth to keep them out. But squirrels are crafty, and have managed to sneak in anyway. Not only are they stealing the...
An Invite to Of Bears and Ballots Chats in Seattle and Homer
I want to invite you to two virtual events this week that you may be interested in. You can sign up for both easily, just click the links. The first is Wednesday with the U Bookstore in Seattle where I will be in conversation with KUOW's award winning reporter and...
A Post Card from a few Big Weeks
I have been talking and answering emails and zooming so much in the days leading up to June 30 (the book launch and my birthday) and the days since, that I have not been very good about staying in touch. The minute I'm off the hook with book stuff I head outside, so...
You Are Invited to My New Book (and Real) Birthday Party!
The Of Bears and Ballots book launch is Tuesday, June 30 at 5 pm Alaska Daylight Time. It is virtual, just click on those blue letters and you are in! (There's a pretty cool little GIF there too...) Easy peasy. And best of all, you don't have to leave your house or...