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Life As A Goat
That thing up there, on top of your body—it's is not for thinking.
Sep 27, 2023
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The Boat Was Called Discovery
An Ordinary Disaster — chapter 23 — The Scar
Jul 5, 2023
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Waking up Running
An Ordinary Disaster — chapter 22 — China Camp
Jun 28, 2023
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E20 / Pilates for Men with Sean Vigue
Health and fitness in our fifties, being yourself, flow, fitness for kids, getting outside, joy through movement, and... those ducks are real, people!
May 30, 2023
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Chapter 15 — Saved by a climbing gym, two real friends, kitesurfing, and a half-naked haircut.
An Ordinary Disaster — chapter 15 — Meeting the Mentor
May 3, 2023
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I never thought I'd be writing the words: "My Morning Routine" — and, Everything Cookies
'coffee', read, exercise, meditate, work → breakfast, ~coffee... everything cookies
Apr 12, 2023
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Chapter 8 — A guerrilla mission to scale San Francisco's most iconic landmark
Chapter 08 from my memoir in progress. A guerrilla climb of the north tower of the Golden Gate bridge in 1988, at night.
Mar 17, 2023
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How physical fitness supports my creativity and my work as a writer
How physical fitness at age 53 supports my creativity and my work as a writer—with pilates, body weight conditioning, calisthenics, trail running, and…
Feb 14, 2023
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E14 / Wayfinding with Kim Stanley Robinson
How he became a writer, the "Cardboard Set Problem," the deep pleasure of wayfinding, the erotic charge of being in the mountains, "being a dog," and…
Jan 23, 2023
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E12 / Finding Connection with Bill Maeda
Physicality and identity, depression and isolation, finding connection through invitation, challenge and social media, the value of violent expression…
Dec 15, 2022
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Screaming in Pain—and Laughing in Wonder
Sciatica, synthetic opioids, mind over matter, Maia Szalavitz, Holly Whitaker, Joan Didion, pain yoga, and Dakini Bliss.
Nov 24, 2022
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Why I Don't Use Psychedelics
I'm a supporter, and I've been there, but now I find psychedelics to be...less interesting. There are many ways to sweet cosmicity—and for me, nature…
Oct 7, 2022
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