I live in a place that received 18 inches of rain in 24 hours, flooding homes and unearthing bridges. But today I’m in the dry country (which was once as rich as the fertile crescent), Read more
Hundredths
Machete Enlightenment
I’m walking down a steep incline beside my teetering toddler with a machete in my hand. It feels just like it sounds- dangerous and vulnerable. We’re heading into the jungle. Read more
Love on the Mountain
“I found love on the mountain and I’m trying to bring it down to these streets. Love like a fountain and I want to give it to the people that I meet.”
Chris Berry and Panjea pulse these words through my iPod in the rented Toyota Yaris I’m driving. I’m winding my way up the side of Haleakala Crater on Maui, my windows down. I feel the air beginning to cool as I ascend to higher elevation. It’s August 16, about 11am and I know the full moon is visible in Asia, where a complete lunar eclipse can be seen in their night sky. In this daylight I can’t see the celestial phenomena, but somehow, just knowing it’s happening I’m on the lookout for magic. Read more
