Red Room Where the Writers Are

I Hear My Inner Voice

Roz Chast gets me... or does she?

I have a new Red Diaper Dharma column up at Literary Mama.  

One day, a mighty warrior passed through the village on his way to do battle in a neighboring provinc

Every Religion …

Generally, I yammer about politics, spirituality, or writing. Lets talk about all three today, at once. Lets relate them to each other and see how we can tie them together.

        I had been a member of the Hare Krishna temple since I was 14 years old. I had an adopted family there that cared a great deal about me.

i moved to Cali with a carload of stuff

and i've got a hankering to move away

I have probably written about surrender before and I'll likely write about it again. Its a very deep and rich subject and to be honest I don't think anyone really gets it.