True Stories, Honest Lies
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

A slow river is still a river

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I'm still here. I may not be moving quickly, nor am I always visible, but a slow river is still a river. An underground stream still run...
Saturday, July 22, 2023

Musing 22 July or instruments

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Here I am at the Kansas City Fringe, one show down with four to go, and my voice has gone out. I *think* it's allergies, but I'm not...
Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Musing 18 July or some of the places I have told stories

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Yesterday I told stories at the annual Winnebago Jamboree. My first set had about 500 people and the second about 200. It was fun, and remin...
Monday, July 17, 2023

Musing 17 July or in this moment, a grasshopper

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I was talking with my therapist this morning about impermanence. We got there by way of discussing how hard self-forgiveness can be, and I k...
Sunday, July 16, 2023

Musing 16 July or relearning

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I don't quite remember when I started, but it's been years. Most Sundays I post a list of "Things I've re/learned this week...
Saturday, July 15, 2023

Musing 15 July or potatoes

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Note: I mention some history here and gloss over many, many important pieces of information. If you think you know more about this than I do...
Friday, July 14, 2023

Musing 14 July or mundane wonder

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Some days are about the work of living and the poetry comes from action and pause, completion and setting aside. Today is a day like that.  ...
Thursday, July 13, 2023

Musing 13 July or Darmok

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The problem with writing daily posts like this is figuring out what to say. Some days I think I've run out of words. When that happens, ...
Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Musing 12 July or art and artist's dates

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Content warning: Images of a rather gruesome work of Renaissance art. In The Artist's Way Julia Cameron advises two regular practices: ...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Musing 11 July or empathy and experience

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CW: mentions of racism, chronic pain, cancer. Nothing explicit. Also a little preachy :) I try to live as an empathetic person. When I was y...
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Ever have a conversation in a public place and think someone might be listening and taking notes? That's me, over there, pretending to look out the window. I’m hoping your story might end up in one of mine. I tell stories, I listen to people, I help organizations understand and tell their own stories. I believe storytelling is among the most basic of human activities and is what separates us from other animals. When we listen to each other we have a chance to understand another person and change the world. This blog is a collection of stories, observations, and random thoughts. Send me an email, tell me your story. Who knows what might happen?
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