“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your…
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30 July 2014
Vegan Tips for Beginners
Before following a vegan diet, I suffered from a number of chronic health conditions—constipation, sinus infections, low energy—even long after…
Read my interview with Electric City about my book Flying Free, the writing life, and life on the flying trapeze.
8 January 2014
Flying Free Live on WBRE-TV!
11 December 2013
Serendipity and the Flying Trapeze
I’m standing on the platform, fly bar dangling in my right hand, ready—lista—to throw a layout to the catcher. A…
18 November 2013
New Lesson Learned on the Flying Trapeze
In taking up flying trapeze as a hobby, the most humbling aspect for me is to be continually confronted with…
31 October 2013
Skiing Kashmir
At first, they all look alike. Men, dozens of them, every size and shape and color, covered in ski jackets…
3 October 2013
A Bug Story
Yesterday in New York I sat on a bench in front of the MacGraw Hill Building on Sixth Avenue, munching…
17 September 2013
The Season of Gratitude
I spend a lot of time reflecting on things for which I’m grateful—it’s the simplest way I know to immediately…
3 September 2013
Himalayan Ski Village in Manali
Once known as the “End of the Habitable World,” Kullu Valley, framed by spectacular 20,000-foot Himalayan peaks, is one of…










