An amorphous sculpture of a Thai man holding a doll-sized, but otherwise lifelike, Adolf Hitler puppet provocatively greets visitors to Bangkok’s Museum…
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29 May 2015
Flying Trapeze in Koh Tao, Thailand
I first visited Koh Tao, a tiny island—7 kilometers by 3 kilometers—off Thailand’s southwest coast nearly 13 years ago. Back…
16 April 2015
Goddess: Poetry
You are a piece of the sun scorching the earth, sparking bonfires and wildfires and rumors. You are infinite, ancient,…
8 February 2015
Santa Fe Miracle #1
Santa Fe’s Frank Ortiz dog park is a sprawling mishmash of trails and brush, winding through an arroyo and up…
21 January 2015
Learning to Fly, Learning to Live
On the day I flew without safety lines for the first time, it was a Tuesday morning in April, the…
16 January 2015
The Shaman of Port Authority
I stand in front of Port Authority in New York, bundled in fleece and faux down, scarf wrapped up to…
8 January 2015
The Game of Life
Mark left when the snow arrived. He’d shown up in Scranton last spring, his California tan ruddied from his time…
31 December 2014
Inspiration: Writing
Inspiration—Origin: Middle English (in the sense “divine guidance”); via Old French from Late Latin. Literally, in spirit. My favorite piece…
9 December 2014
My Twitter Crush
A new follower on Twitter intrigues me. I’m a discerning Twitter follower. Just because you follow me, doesn’t mean I’ll follow…
1 December 2014
If Gemma Teller Were on Instagram
“You never heart my posts on Instagram,” a dear friends complains. “I heart you in person,” I counter, perplexed. “I…