Bioluminescence is a perfect metaphor for community spirit. Resilience glows when we celebrate mutual respect and dispel misunderstandings. A primordial way for humans to convey this radiance is through storytelling.
Open Letter for Creation’s Caregivers
Do echoes of knowledge persist in special landscapes even after wisdom-keepers die? Creation can inspire us to revive caring ways that mend broken bonds.
My November 2022 Ballot Choices
It’s time again to exercise that most important of citizen’s duties in our republic (I won’t use the word “democracy” here to avoid adding to the chorus of folks talking about its end) – voting. (Actually, I’m thinking that a general boycott of the vote is a good idea, but that’s for another post.) As […]
One Cup of Tea
Perhaps, someday…
when the shattering is complete,
we will sit in each other’s company again,
rest in the space of shared silence.
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Buenas Tardes
En el paseo dorado, los saludos fluyen entre lugareños y visitantes. Las sombras serenatan la luz. Nuestra separación descansa y nos volvemos a una mescolanza de alma.
Odyssey
As soon as he woke up, he knew they were gone. The house was cold and quiet and gray. No laughter peeled off walls.
Open Letter to R.J. Reynolds
To: R. J. Reynolds/British America Tobacco of the United Kingdom; Susan Cameron, CEO; Thomas Wajnert, Board Chairman; Executive officers; Shareholders; Employees and R. J. Reynolds’s consumers, worldwide From: Lolly Champion and the Community of Cannon Beach, Oregon Re: Request R. J. Reynolds/British America Tobacco assume responsibility for environmental recycling of the toxic butt litter manufactured […]
Bipartisan Budget Baloney
I’m praying a coalition of conservatives and progressives will move us beyond business-as-usual, even though the former seem to love swords more than plowshares, and the latter have yet to show much potential as budget hawks. We can learn. [Read More]
White Squad boosts big government spending for Trump
The political landscape will shift if progressives challenge this budget deal and use the opportunity to advance fiscal responsibility. Taxpayers win when humanitarian aims are coupled with cuts in corrupt spending, adherence to balanced budgets, and aversion to the debt industry. [Read More]
Leave a light on
Folks from every corner of the country had heard the name and knew its mission. I’ve lost count of the number of times a visitor told me their first stop during a visit to Manzanita was to CARTM.
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