I recently read a quote by desert father Abba Anthony: “A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him saying, ‘You are mad, you are not like us.’ ” These words mad me think of Eugene Ionesco’s play “The Rhinoceros.” It’s quite a … Continue reading
A friend sent me this link to an interview with “Montreal-via-Baghdad rapper” Narcy about his new music video “FREE.” Watch the video, read the interview. Both are important. Here in the U.S., many of us have let fear of the other cause us to forget that other humans are equally human–all human hearts are the same. The … Continue reading
I had the honor to participating in a discussion about borders and our place as citizens within border life with a group of poets who are making this world good. The discussion is here. Continue reading
After months of activity, the people talking, posting, and hashtagging #noDAPL about the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) seem to have gone silent. The happy ending story of President Obama’s calling for a review of the plan shifted when our new president quickly not only reversed that order but called for a sped up timeline for … Continue reading
