From bilingual to beyond
I started running to connect with my father. . . As a young child I was thrilled to slip on my silky pin striped athletic shorts in an effort to share in my father’s passion for running. In my 4yr old mind it all started with wardrobe, right? Dad would humor me, having me tag… Continue reading Why I Run
I regularly lament that my parents didn’t lay more solid foundations of athleticism and love of sport for me at an early age. As the daughter of a long time marathoner and his wife the “anti-athlete” (who frequently regaled us with accounts of the F’s she received in high school gym) it is a mystery… Continue reading Escape: Week Four
In continuing my theme of escape, this week I have the prologue and an excerpt from my memoir, "Fall over Blackwords." I hope you will enjoy. Prologue I’m a woman with no country. This is the plight of the American descendants of slaves. This is the reality for me, for my kids, my parents, every… Continue reading Escape: Week Three – Prologue and Excerpt from Fall Over Blackwords
For a long time, it was work on the front lines and home with only very infrequent and carefully scheduled trips to the grocery store. Eventually I rolled Target into the rotation, a couple to-go dining stops and day trips, but overall I’d been good. For 10 long months, I’d been a well behaved, mask… Continue reading Escape: Week Two
Before my visit to Woodloch, I had never heard of “Dream Shifting,” but the description was compelling enough to pique my interest: “Ancient cultures believed that the world is the way we dream it, and that everything we do, we dream it first. Using the sound of a drum or a rattle we’ll journey into… Continue reading Shamanic Dream Shifting
As I endeavor to revise my memoir, "Fall over Blackwords", I want to share what I have learned along the way, covering a different topic every month. After talking about the topic, at the end of the month I will post a section of my book. This month will be about escape, specifically leaving the… Continue reading Escape: Week One
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