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Now and Then

Now and Then

February 21, 2024February 20, 2024 Vanessa Able

BY CAMILLE GOODISON - Rediscovering the strength and joy in a family's legacy, and appreciating the similarities and differences.

Featured Poetry

Brandon McQuade – Jamaica

August 21, 2022August 24, 2022 Nicholas Trandahl

Wyoming poet Brandon McQuade's "Jamaica" is a narrative of searching for God in the tropics and coming face to face with disillusionment.

“Expanding the Universe” – Rick Rubin on Awareness in Creativity
What is the role of awareness in creativity and how can we cultivate it to make our world a bigger and clearer place?
The First Door of Liberation: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vision of Emptiness and Interbeing
Rather than signifying a lack or a void, Thich Nhat Hanh took emptiness to be a state of inextricable and fundamental interconnectedness.
Mike Travisano – Bob’s Tattoos
A short story on the power of three simple words and how much they can mean and embody.
Sharing the Feeling: Zen Teacher Shunryu Suzuki on Becoming Ourselves
The importance of keeping an empty mind for savoring the present and expressing ourselves in our most authentic way.
Running After Loves – Ray Bradbury on Fostering Hunger in Writing
Finding the truth of our authentic passions is the key to forming the foundations of a writing practice