Humans invent language. Meanings of words evolve. And words are affected in part by culture, beliefs, politics and […]
adopting a beginner’s mind
There are sailors who seek the open seas and vast oceans to quench their unceasing thirst for seafaring […]
Born in 1955 Ann grew up in the San Francisco area. She was a flutist and composer graduating […]
Jack Clock is a fifth-generation licensed funeral director and embalmer with a bachelor’s degree of Mortuary Science from […]
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. in an oft quoted observation wrote, “A mind that is stretched by a new experience […]
NPJ Book Review: Building a Protestant Left: Christianity and Crisis Magazine, 1941-1993 by Mark Hulsether (1999) A personal […]
A tear of wax slowly slid down the thick candle sitting on top of the rectangular hardwood table […]
devorah major served as San Francisco’s Third Poet Laureate (2002-2006). Her seventh book of poetry, califia’s daughter, a […]
stranglehold of poverty
singularity, what it is or may not be
Angie Chuang is a journalism professor and nonfiction author based in Denver, Colorado. A former staff writer for […]
America is being shredded
It was after midnight. Neither of us could sleep. We looked into each other’s eyes. We both noticed […]
Another birthday has come and gone. The annual marking of my age seems to be occurring faster. And so […]
