Hi Community! I'm working hard to stay focused in this moment where the forces of chaos rage, wanting all of our attention so we have nothing left for kindness, or art, or standing up for each other in community. Part of that is this monthly exercise of sharing the...
Hi community! Amidst everything, I'm glad to be able to share these updates with you... 1. If you're in the New York area and can get to The Playhouse at the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (106 Valkill Park Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538) on Sunday July 27, 2025 I...
This was a pretty amazing experience. Amid everything going on right now, I'm delighted to get to share about how we can collectively go on the offense against book banning with WE ARE STRONGER THAN CENSORSHIP! It's the program I co-created with Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson...
This is very, very cool - especially because it is a giant shout out to WE ARE STRONGER THAN CENSORSHIP, the program I co-founded that goes on the offense against book banning. As I put it in BISG's article: "I'm so grateful to BISG for this recognition. As an author...
Hello community! “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers” is a famous poem by Emily Dickinson where hope “never stops.” For me, the feather metaphor telegraphs that hope is fragile, but the visual metaphor I prefer is the HOPE sculpture by Robert Indiana at the corner of...
I take this hit Like a steel knife scraping flint And I have erupted into flame. A fire of fury burns in my gut but I will not let it consume me. Instead, I will breathe fire Like dragons of legend. I will be a safe harbor. I will keep those who feel the bitter cold...
