The Costs Aren’t Worth It: Open SchoolsI’m flying for the first time in eight months. Everyone on this United flight wears a mask, but everything else is as I remember. Prior to…Oct 23, 2020Oct 23, 2020
Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Memorial Day Weekend DilemmaIn the time of coronavirus, I listen to Dharma talks Zoom’ed from the San Francisco Zen Center. This past Sunday, Jiryu from Green Gulch…May 21, 20202May 21, 20202
A Troubled Season of LoveSwaddled in comfort, we stood there waiting. The high sun cast over thousands of faces, lines stretched as far as the eye could see. This…Jul 21, 20171Jul 21, 20171
Questions of travelShe couldn’t lose control. Even dishes needed to be moved in my sink. “Why?” I wanted to ask. I kept holding my tongue. I couldn’t lose…Apr 21, 2017Apr 21, 2017
An answer to angerThis poster hangs outside the room I work in. I passed by it many times before the election, but since then it has taken on new meaning.Nov 16, 2016Nov 16, 2016
On Politics and PrivilegeIt’s a warm night, the kind of October warmth that only graces great American cities in uncertain climate times.Oct 28, 2016Oct 28, 2016
The prospects of precarity, reduxStanding in IKEA, questioning significance. The jokes on me kept coming. From Buddhism to bust. Zen and the art of futon shopping. Which…Sep 9, 2016Sep 9, 2016
Ego Relaxation TrainingI was probably bound to confuse Buddhism with another form of self-improvement.Aug 26, 20161Aug 26, 20161