I am still thinking and feeling with Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul, and if you would like to join this Sunday and weren't able to join last Sunday, I recommend looking first at the previous invitation, which introduces Stephen Jenkinson. The text below comes after a meditation on the question "When does … Continue reading Coffee Hour ~ 18 July, 1-2 IST ~ and hiatus →

This week's invitation includes an excerpt from Stephen Jenkinson's book Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul, which was on the reading list for the Weaving Grief retreat. While I hope that the deep value and urgency of the text justifies my sharing it at length without the author's or publisher's explicit permission, I … Continue reading Coffee Hour ~ 11 July, 1-2pm IST →

I am thinking a lot about Robin Coste Lewis this week. I initially made my way slowly, un-sequentially, through different sections of her Voyage of the Sable Venus, compelled less by its accolades and more by the image on the cover: Eudora Welty's photograph "Window Shopping," which shows a young Black woman during the 1930's … Continue reading Coffee Hour ~ 4 July, 1-2 IST →