These are images of an exquisite broadside catalog for Auerhahn Press, published and printed in 1959 by Dave Haselwood, aka Joko, our zen teacher at Empty Bowl Sangha. Joko gave this to me once when we had lunch, after I expressed interest in his life as a beat printer. Continue reading I have seen the grey birds, Winter driven
Category Archives: Reflections
Thistledown
I walk up the hill; the friend I’m house-sitting for told me I could see the bay from here, at the top. A ragged sob chokes out of my chest, partly from the exertion of the climb, partly from my purpose in coming here. I’m on a mission.
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Grief Eight Ways
There is the grief of anger; the futile grief of throwing things at a wall that isn’t there.
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The Draft
Some of my best learning experiences have been on-the-job. Sometimes those have been “fake” jobs (setting myself up as a Point Reyes or permaculture blogger). Sometimes they’re the real deal: working on a goat ranch, or joining Peace Corps. All of them lead to wonderful adventures.
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Josie
My youngest brother was born with Hyaline Membrane Disease, on my first day of kindergarten. While my mother and father kept vigil at the hospital in Toledo, my grandma came to stay with us.
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The Maw of Desire
“What do you want?”
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The Watcher and the Watched
Pedaling the bike to and from Sampa has become pretty routine. Along the road, I call out greetings as I pass, partly out of a genuine desire to be friendly and partly because it’s an expected part of being polite.
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The Drowning Boy
from February 9, 2007
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Another Remembrance
I’m so sad to hear that Frank was killed recently in an auto accident.
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