Grizzly bears make black bears look like lapdogs. Which is why when Bruce and I backpacked the Grand Teton Crest Trail in Wyoming, where grizzly bear sightings are common, we were more than a little concerned. We only became terrified when, upon setting up camp on the...
Just Because You Are Distancing Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Get It On OPTIMIZING TECH-SEX IN AN ERA OF PHYSICAL DISTANCING Some of you are holed up in a small space with way too many people for your comfort. Some of you aren’t gonna see any other people for a very long...
Small Truths and Other Surprises: An Interview with Jericho Brown Small Truths and Other Surprises by Krista Tippett https://centerpost.rowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Jericho-Brown-Small-Truths-and-Other-Surprises.mp3 The poet Jericho Brown reminds us to...
The Work of Our Time by Joanna Macy https://centerpost.rowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Joanna-Macy_-The-Work-of-Our-Time.mp3 In recent weeks, reporters, activists, and others have drawn parallels between the global pandemic and the climate crisis. It seems...
“Heroes are not born. They’re cornered.” —Redd Foxx I recently constructed a timeline of the growth spurts in my life, and saw that many of them were preceded by a crisis or loss of some kind, reminding me that chaos is part of the creative process, as any artist...
