This post wasn’t planned. It wasn’t the “next up” in my drafting schedule to write a new piece weekly in 2017 (#52essays2017). Yet, it’s flowing forth this morning, as I try to make sense of this day before me. An inauguration day? A general strike? A media black-out? A ramp-up to coordinated global demonstrations? What I worry about—and why I feel the need to write—is that I’m experiencing the day as a day like any other. A day that makes complicity possible. A day of ... Read more ...
Racial Justice
These posts address racial justice, whiteness, white supremacy, and intersectional (in)equities. Posts ask: How can we act on a commitment to racial justice? And on related commitments to social, gender, economic, environmental, and other forms of justice?
Re-Reading Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
In preparation for a course I’m teaching this spring (“Writing for Social Justice”), I’m lucky to be re-reading Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. In this powerful YA novel, Alexie describes growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and navigating interactions in the rural, white high school. Alexie’s narrative reveals much about systemic inequities, colonization, marginalization, and disenfranchisement. I hope students will relate to ... Read more ...
Gentle Yoga Practice for Healing
In the past week, I’ve experienced some new/renewed lower back pain. And the pain has brought me back to my yoga mat and specifically to this gentle yoga practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKVunWMHNm8 I appreciate this video for the s-l-o-w movement, the focus on breath, and the ways my body responds. With each day’s practice, I’m feeling a little less pain, a little more openness, and a little more myself. This practice also invites a quietness for me, allowing ... Read more ...
![A fellow writer recently reminded me that writing retreats are TREATS, so if you’re looking for a way to treat yourself this winter, consider joining for a day or more: https://heart-head-hands.com/product/writing-retreats/
I know that writing may be furthest thing from your mind now. And a writing retreat might not feel like a treat now. No pressure, if life has other plans. I get it. I’m feeling the pandemic big-time these days.
*AND* if you feel like a writing treat would be grounding, supportive, or a retreat from other pressures, consider the upcoming dates: December 1, 6, 14, 21, 28 and January 4, 5.
There are multiple registration options, depending on what fits your budget and whether you’d like to subscribe for ongoing support. These retreats include time for writing, reflection, guided meditation, and optional feedback. Let me know if you have any questions. <3
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