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I do most of my writing, and community building, over at Substack (at least for now). Join me there if you enjoy my work and I look...

I’ve been a huge fan of the internet since about 1993 when I got to see the World Wide Web in color and I “got” why it was so...

I have been in love with storytelling for many many years. I grew up in the household of an artist who told stories with his music,...

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and...

When I was in my 20’s, I decided to get a Masters Degree and I did, and it was a good experience. It was not a traditional program, it...

I follow quite a few storytellers out on God’s Green Internet, and found a link to this article called, “Is Storytelling Dangerous?” It’s...

In one of my last pieces, I wrote about working in Development, and I wrote, “That’s probably a longer post for another time, but in...

A while back there was a very good post in HuffPo about things not to say when someone has experienced a great loss. The article was...

I’ve been thinking a great deal about the whole “holding space” concept. It’s something I do, and have been doing for a long time,...

What makes you smile? For me, right now, in 2022 it’s a visit to a coffee shop. I did not grow up enjoying good coffee. My mother loved...

When I was in my early 20’s I worked for a naturopathic college in Seattle, Bastyr University. I worked in adminissions, an entry level...

My former friend and neighbor, Allison wrote this and posted it on Facebook recently: “I haven’t worked full time for about 12 years. It...

It’s lightly snowing today after seven weeks of what can only be termed unseasonably warm and clear weather. Of course, it could also be...

Found: Community Centric Fundraising I found this today traveling around the internet and I’m so so glad that I did. I learned recently...

We humans are superstitious, magical thinking kind of creatures, aren’t we? Each New Year’s Eve, I pull together a wide variety of little...

Thomas Merton-“Do not depend on the hope of results…you may have to face the fact that your work will be apparently worthless and even...

Last night, on New Years Eve, my family and I watched a fun film from 2016 called “Sing Street.” It’s a coming of age tale about a young...

When I was about 11 or so, I watched (or attempted to watch because I got really scared) Alien, by Ridley Scott. Don’t think for a minute...

One of the things I do (both for a living and also as a mission in life) is help communities tell their stories with the purpose of...

There is a LOT going on in Southern Oregon, where I live. There has been a very long history of racism and white supremacy in Oregon...