Category: Essays/Poetry

The golden age that might have been / has turned to rust and ruin…

We had played for large gatherings at the Bull Ring for two years. We seemingly had reached our limit on how much we could earn there…

Efforts to better safeguard firefighters increasingly depend on the ability to turn their experiences into measurable evidence that can guide prevention, policy, and long-term care…

In 1986, I got together with hot guitarist, Chris Donahoe, and rockin’ bassist, Mark Mendleski. Together we formed the Santa Fe classic rock trio called The Ravin’ Brothers…

Those who remember the 1973 OPEC oil embargo could not have been surprised that the 2026 closure of the Strait sent the price of oil skyrocketing…

Finally, it was the day of the parade. We assembled near De Vargas Mall. Behind ‘Samba Loca’ was our Senator, Jeff Bingaman, readying for his ride in a Cadillac convertible…

To participate consciously in aligning our stories and institutions with the deeper now unfolding story of integral spirit cosmology is, I believe, the great calling of our time.

The stories we tell our children today will shape the institutions they participate in creating and inherit tomorrow…

Thomas Berry captured this when he wrote that “the human is the universe reflecting on itself…”

“Hell, if it wasn’t for music, I wouldn’t have no friends at all…”

She was an accomplished singer/songwriter from Texas who played keyboards. I had heard the name, Dee Moeller, in Dallas…

Chairs will be set close enough for people to see one another, but with space for those who need it….

I had set about to create an album of original songs about my adventures in Panama…

The band consisted of Jimmy Russell the ‘Love Muscle,’ lead vocals, keys and flute; the amazing Terry Diers on guitar and vocals…

Notably, the Amish reality TV sub-genre inherently targets a community that can’t fight back…