Grow Up to Go to War: What Janet Burroway's Memoir Teaches Us About Military Moral Injury

Grow Up to Go to War: What Janet Burroway’s Memoir Teaches Us About Military Moral Injury

GROW UP TO GO TO WAR I am in awe of this book: Janet Burroway, Losing Tim, A Memoir: The Life and Death of…

When A Favorite Author Names What You Forgot You Believed

When a Favorite Author Names What You Forgot You Believed

A pure joy of reading. You’re reading along in a book you’re reading for fun and relaxation – Suddenly you leap to attention: here’s…

Quakers Speak Out: Accompaniment and Testimony in a Time of Adversity

Quakers Speak Out: Accompaniment and Testimony in a Time of Adversity

The following excerpt shows some of what goes on with Quakers. See the more complete report at Epistle from Quaker Trans Day of Visibility…

War Is Being Reinvented: What Drones Are Doing to Modern Combat

War Is Being Reinvented: What Drones Are Doing to Modern Combat

I breathed a huge sigh of relief – a writer I’ve long trusted, explains current war happenings so I can understand. And, hopefully, you…

A Medical and Spiritual Journey, Part One: The Verdict

A Medical and Spiritual Journey, Part One: The Verdict

Distinctly odd. So many ways to view memories. And myriad ways for a writer to use the material of her life. At the time…

What Can One Person Do? Reflecting on Katherine Stewart's Money Lies and God

What Can One Person Do? Reflecting on Katherine Stewart’s Money Lies and God

I sit with Katherine Stewart’s quite readable Money, Lies, and God: INSIDE THE MOVEMENT TO DESTROY AMERICAN DEMOCRACY and I don’t know what to…

Stillness Knows: Meditation, Faith, and Trusting What You Already Know

Stillness Knows: Meditation, Faith, and Trusting What You Already Know

In these difficult times, here’s another way to look at things: People ask, “In meditation necessary?” If you want to explore the innermost parts…

Hawaii's Moral Crossroads: When Jobs Come at the Cost of Peace

Hawaii’s Moral Crossroads: When Jobs Come at the Cost of Peace

I’ve lived in Hawaii. About a year on the island of Maui and longer on Kauaʻi. I wrote two novels rooted in deep research…