Colleen Morton Busch

Author of Smolder & Fire Monks

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"To grow back just what’s needed from what’s left"
I opened my Wislawa Szymborska Collected and Last Poems this morning and there was a poem waiting, just the right
Hope nevertheless
Fire Monks readers will remember Jane Hirshfield, if they don’t already know her poetry, as a steady, calming presence in the
Listen to Fire Monks!
In January I had the honor of recording the narration for the audiobook of Fire Monks with the pros at Live
Op-ed in the Monterey Herald
Read my August 20 opinion piece in The Monterey Herald about why history doesn't have to repeat itself as the
The Practice of Befriending
The return of wildfire to the Ventana has me thinking about Myogen Steve Stücky and his enduring teachings about befriending
Soberanes Fire, August 6, 2016 Update
Please follow my
Sitting with fire again
The Soberanes Fire has now burned 40,618 acres. Evacuation orders were issued yesterday to allow for safe backfiring. Tassajara has
One-pointed mind and wide-field mind
Fire in the vicinity of Tassajara has me thinking of Abbot Steve and his wise leadership during the 2008 Basin
In Remembrance: Myogen Steve Stücky, March 6, 1946 – December 31, 2013
In the early morning hours of the last day of 2013, fire monk Myogen Steve Stücky left this world for the
Tourmalet trounce
We heard Tourmalet was a fiercely challenging climb and that many a Tour de France has been decided on it.
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