For many of us, hope has been in short supply during this past year. Which is why it is important to cultivate hope wherever it shows up. I find hope’s baby sister, promise, inherent in a blank page. Or in the brand new year represented by these 12 virgin calendar pages I’ve stuck to my … Read more
In my cult I didn’t speak up when things began to go wrong. If you are happy with how things are going, no need to say anything. But if you aren’t, join something, say something. That is what happened in Encinitas. We are a community and our leaders (eventually) listened. It doesn’t matter if what … Read more
My joy is not surrender But a battle cry for love. (from my poem, “The Crack.”) Joy is how I am justifying writing about whiskey barrels during a time of national emergency. My guilt does no one any favors, so joy it is. This does not mean I am deaf to the suffering here and … Read more
I’m balancing precariously On a crack Where the darkness comes in. On one side, the debilitation of grief, On the other, the seduction of avoidance. And all around, cruelty And angry, overwhelming noise. Who will I be when my own chaos subsides? How can I move forward to help the helpless, To stop what sometimes … Read more
Unsolicited Press will release A Slice of Orange – loving and leaving the Osho/Rajneesh cult on 12/8/26. (Yes, it is the Immaculate Conception for those who went to Catholic school!) I am hearing from people impatient for the release – so here is a poetic synopsis to keep you going: CLICK ON MY JOURNEY THROUGH … Read more
Thank you Leah Meddaoui, designer and art director at 512.Collective and creator of this luscious cover for my memoir on the allure and collapse of the Rajneesh cult. Leah founded 512 Collective “as a space to collaborate on creative projects that blend design, art direction, and heart”. (I can guarantee that she is collaborative and … Read more
I recently wrote Help Me, a brief poem about a mutual conversation with a tree. I was delighted when the musician SackJo22 asked to put it to music as part of her exploration of the liminal and natural world. Here is the musical version of Help Me, featuring Nicola Ranson and Airtone produced by SackJo22. … Read more
igotout and Tears of Eden put together Story Jam 2023 at the Comedy Improv Club in St. Louis Missouri. When I agreed to be on stage I had no idea that my performance of a poetic synopsis of my memoir, A Slice of Orange, would be the opening act! Here is a brief snippet of … Read more
I just discovered there is an independent bookshop Renaissance taking place in NYC! Elizabeth Howard, (publicist for A Slice of Orange) hosts the Short Fuse Podcast featuring creative spirits who ignite change. Her latest interview was with Tyler Wetherall, author and creator of the weekly newsletter, Reading the City, which is on all things bookish. … Read more
