About Me

What moves and shapes me: Films like 'Ikiru' and 'The Apu Trilogy', authors in the vein of Michael Chabon and Louise Erdrich, musicians as diverse as Chet Baker, Joao Gilberto, Joe Strummer and Natalia LaFourcade. Techniques for connecting such as deep listening and nonviolent communication, practices for cultivating the inner life like remembering the divine and sitting in silence, places like alpine meadows and Driftless forests. The sounds of rushing brooks and birdsong. A commitment to racial justice, local economy and sustainable food systems. Objects in the mold of pianos and guitars, animals resembling cats and dogs, aspirations akin to clear, compelling sentences and a lover's caress, qualities like quick laughter and generosity.