by Tim Girvin | Jul 27, 2007 | Diary
The Eagle, the Raven, the story… I suppose in a way that everything I write here is a story. One story becomes another. I used to preach to people about the nature of the journal and the journey, that is — everything string of experiences is about a...
by Tim Girvin | Jul 12, 2007 | Diary
1853 C. BRONT Villette xxiii, She stood, not dressed, but draped in pale… —- I came back from NYC on Thursday. As usual, the flight was delayed, and I returned to my house sometime in the late evening, 11:15. I worked for a bit, getting myself set up for...
by Tim Girvin | Jul 8, 2007 | Diary
David, thanks for your considerations, your reach — and, to some of your co-respondents, I’m grateful to be included in your search. To the challenges that you face, I relate. I’ve seen these, sensed these travails in others. And each has borne the...
by Tim Girvin | Jul 2, 2007 | Diary
Garrett, I’ve been thinking of you. And your knowledge, the keris blade collection in Hawaii. I’ve thought about the potential of being down there sometime — connecting with you and your wife, to learn more. And my explorations of the keris has been...
by Tim Girvin | Jun 30, 2007 | Diary
I’m writing about your loss, Dan. A long time ago, when I was in college, and studying chinese painting, there was a teacher, a mentor — and surely, spiritual advisor: Wing Leong, a student of the master, Chiang Yee. And he taught about the idea that when...
by Tim Girvin | Jun 21, 2007 | Diary
There was a day this past week that was the longest day; and it was for me. I started in NYC. (and this is about silence) And I awakened there, sometime around two forty five. This was the timing in Seattle. But I was in NYC. (and this is about being quiet) That day,...
