June in WNC is, as always, magic. Verdant, warm, sweet. The bliss of sunny days by the river. Garden gifts. Evenings where the blinking lights of fireflies are nothing short of miraculous. This June people have been taking to the … Continue reading On ancient and unknown worlds
Brood XIV of cicadas are now among us, a miraculous 17-year occurrence, a kind of time capsule from 2008. That was the year Krekel and I released our album “Found A Reason” and were featured on the cover of Mountain … Continue reading Loving out loud
South America and North America (and Central America). The Americas. Las Américas. Abya Yala. The latter being the name used by various Indigenous communities and nations, to assert that “land and discourse, territorio y palabra, cannot be disjointed, severed” (Funambulist). … Continue reading Love and Las Américas
At the sight of the destruction, I audibly gasped, cried out NO!, and fell to my knees in the dirt, sobbing. I was knocked down by overwhelming shock and grief. The UNCA woods, a sacred site in my life for … Continue reading What if we could
The beat of resistance throbs through my being. The rhythm of refusal. “Do not obey in advance,” Timothy Synder advises in his book On Tyranny. ¡Viva la resistencia! Our power is real. The overwhelm is also real, the chaos and … Continue reading Resist | Rock | Remember
Being near water is one of my favorite things, be it a creek or a river or lake, or, less frequently, the ocean. I’m partial to waterways in the Appalachian mountains, I’ll take a mountain stream over the sea most … Continue reading Heartbreaks and hope
On Saturday, January 4, I had the profound honor of being on a panel at the closing reception for the Art of Recovery exhibit at Pink Dog Creative. The exhibit, supported by Asheville Creative Arts, brought together youth artists from … Continue reading The Art of Recovery (Panel Recap)
We All We Got! So true. 2024, whew. Grief and joy, chaos and care. The photos below capture some of what sustained me this year…Mi vida Jason Krekel and our dynamic dog Hattie Mae. Collaborations with Colaborativa La Milpa, STM … Continue reading We all we got
we cryuntold tears obsessabout fears grievecountless reasons feel changing seasons seek higher purpose find a path to service hopeamidst loss loveat any cost ~ a.w.~ nov. 2024 Power Up: Resources for the Road Ahead by Kelly Hayes Continue reading love at any cost
Every autumn I am reminded of this poem by lucille clifton: This year the language of letting go is much more fraught. Accepting the toll of this disaster (and others across the globe) feels impossible. My soul screams in resistance … Continue reading i agree with the leaves
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