Pt. Reyes Books owners Steve Costa and Kate Levinson with Fire Monks author Colleen Morton Busch and San Francisco Zen Center Central Abbot Steve Stucky at Pt. Reyes Community Presbyterian Church Aug 13th. Thank you to Kate and Steve for hosting a great event. Read about Kate's book, Emotional Currency, here. … [Read more...]
Eventful August
July turned to August while I was in motion. Had a great event in Guerneville (thank you Susan Ryan of River Reader Bookstore!)--outside on a warm evening with redwood trees listening in. The tour is winding down. I'll be reading this week in Sonoma and Pt. Reyes, then early next week at the San Francisco Public Library. Possible September events are in the works for Lake Tahoe and Nevada City. Stay tuned. … [Read more...]
Reunions
Moving on to Vancouver (by the slow boat--Amtrak train) today. The last few days have been a whirlwind of seeing old friends, making new friends, and sharing the Fire Monks story. Here's one of those moments captured visually--me chatting with a former nursing student of my mother's (in Michigan) while two friends from the Berkeley Zen Center wait to have their books signed. … [Read more...]
Boulder-bound
This week I'm headed to Boulder, Seattle, Portland and Vancouver for Fire Monks events. I'm really looking forward to seeing friends in each of those cities. Back for the next Bay Area event 8/4 in Guerneville and 8/6 at Berkeley Zen Center. P.S. My cat Jai is home from the hospital! He had something called DKA--diabetic ketoacidosis--and almost died. Whew... … [Read more...]
Fire, wind, water, earth…
"We are a uniquely fire creature on a uniquely fire planet....Other animals knock over trees and dig holes; we do fire." Fire is an "ecological signature" of who we are. "It forces us to act and to chose."--Stephen J. Pyne Tuesday night I had the honor of conversing with fire historian Pyne and our host Bill Deverell at the historic Los Angeles public library as part of the ALOUD program. This was the first in what promises to be an intriguing series on fire, wind, water, and earth. You can listen to the podcast here or on the player below. Speaking of animals digging … [Read more...]