REUSE MUSEUM: A TREASURE TROVE OF RESCUED STUFF
“Actual Fact: you could make an entire second world out of what people throw away. The landfill is where I figured out one of my main philosophies, that everybody alive is basically in the process of trading out their stuff for different stuff, day in day out.” —Barbara Kingslover, Demon Copperhead Museum Mission Statement: “To […]
THEATER OF WORDS
I just returned from TSL (Time and Space Limited) in Hudson, NY after viewing a film by Werner Herzog entitled Theater of Thought. Ask me what I thought? And I must honestly reply, “I don’t know what to think. I’m writing this to collect my thoughts.” Neuroscience seems to know so much, yet the mystery […]
REFUGE IN WILDNESS
Wildness is very difficult to wrap my mind around. Perhaps because it’s wildness that is bigger than ourselves and impossible to comprehend fully. Over the last two years I have been exploring “wildness” in a nature based spiritual practice that requires that I spend time outside and in “wild nature.” At all times of the […]
PASSING TIME
We are surrounded by human-made structures and things, newer and older. They are evidence that we are/were here, past and present and maybe into the future. Imagine for a moment a world in which the only evidence of our physical selves is our footprints in the sand. Measuring time, as well as our perception of […]
EQUINE MONTAGE
Horses have played such a crucial role in human history, from transportation and trade to warfare and migration, that their impact is deeply woven into the narrative of human civilization. In the summer of 2024, I volunteered at a regional horse trial where hundreds of horses and riders gathered to compete at different levels. Ranged […]
FIREWORKS: REIGNITING MEMORIES
Many historians believe that fireworks originally were developed in the second century B.C. in ancient Liuyang, China. It is believed that the first natural “firecrackers” were bamboo stalks that when thrown in a fire, would explode with a bang because of the overheating of the hollow air pockets in the bamboo. The day I left […]
TRUMP MERCH
On November 6, the nation awoke to the news that Donald Trump was elected the 47th President of the United States. While nearly half of America was in shock and grief, the winning half pretended like Donald Trump received an unanimous vote and is entitled to wreak havoc on our “liberal democracy.” It’s not my […]
GULF OF MEXICO
“We’re not on a planet we think we’re on—when we call it the earth but it’s clearly the ocean.” Richard Powers Trying to imagine a planet that is ¾ water and contains 90% of the life on the planet, where life first evolved before life on the terrestrial surface, is a humbling thought. Trying to […]
GAS AND GOD
The evangelical faith is a current that runs through this country. And it runs real deep in the south. During the election this year, the Christian right organized behind Donald Trump. The outcome of the election was a shock to many of us. And I’m still in disbelief as I think about the stark contrast […]
EURIBA PUCK
In an on-line adventure, Laurel Casey, writer, singer and performer happens upon a small camper, a ’67 Euriba Puck, in hopes of fulfilling a dream of living an engaging nomadic (and romantic) life. Fueled by this fantasy, she spends $10,000 on a small camper that falls short of her expectation. In this short video, Ms. […]