Capitola Book Cafe (near Santa Cruz) tonight at 7:30pm. Tomorrow, Los Angeles central library's Mark Taper auditorium, 7pm. Thursday I'm back in Berkeley at Mrs. Dalloway's. Ici, the ever-popular ice cream place, is just down the street so you can cool your taste buds after hearing me read about fires in the forest and in the mind. … [Read more...]
SFZC Launch event
Live radio show at 1pm PST/3pm CST on Wisconsin Public Radio's Here on Earth. Click here to learn how to listen or call in. Tonight I'll be joined by fire monks, firefighters, and fire alumni at the San Francisco Zen Center for a reading, discussion, and short film viewing. … [Read more...]
three years
It's been three years since the fire passed through Tassajara on July 10, 2008. I spent this weekend there, reading, signing, hanging with friends, and admiring how beguilingly beautiful the wilderness is. Here is a photo of me with fire monks David Zimmerman and Mako Voelkel. … [Read more...]