That which has been spoken.

Intriguing the connection, that friendly banter is the character of the affable. How often does one counter silence with the sense of the unfriendly…and untoward? affable \AF-uh-bul\ adjective 1 : being pleasant and at ease in talking to others 2 : characterized...

t a s t e :

How then, the virile, the virtuous, the werewolf, the world? Step back, rootbound, and see what might be found — what lies beneath? And then, to this, what do you see in the mirror? —- virtu (vuhr-TOO) noun 1. A love of or taste for fine objects of art. 2....

bridge to another realm…

I was thinking about you, and that bridge that takes you from one place, to another. Where it is, where it was — crossing over, from somewhere, to another…where-world. And where is that? the waterspring at the Monkey Forest. Ubud | Indonesia to a great...

Exploring: Türkiye

Happy Sunday! I’m guessing you might ask, why Turkey — for Thanksgiving? Some might think the conception is obvious, to the above. I went there first in 2005 — learning something about the opening connections in Istanbul. I studied Islamic art in the...

Istanbul: concepts of radiance

Good morning. I’ve been here for several days. And the time is so rich, so contemplatively powerful, it’s difficult to gather it all. I’d like to write more about some of the individual meditations: time will tell. One thing that shines, in exploring...