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  • Where do you go for advice about what to read?

    A core belief of mine is that sharing stories is a source of power, growth, and change. Reading is one way we receive the stories of others. But where do you go for information on what stories you need to read? I recently learned about a site called Shepherd.com that…

  • Congratulations, Morgan!

    Congratulations, Morgan!

    Morgan was the winner of today’s drawing for a signed copy of Bound. Remember, anyone subscribed to my email list is already entered. There’s one drawing left before publication day. The drawing will be on August 12 and publication day is August 13. If you’re not subscribed and you want…

  • Hate, Love, Resistance & Change

    Hate, Love, Resistance & Change

    It’s hard to know where to begin.  Last week began with news about pipe bombs being sent to Democratic leaders and news agencies. When a suspect was arrested on Friday he turned out to have a long history of racist, homophobic hate speech to his credit. In the middle of…

  • The Trouble With Talking About Sex and Death

    The Trouble With Talking About Sex and Death

    One of my personal missions is to open space for people to talk not just about sexuality but also about dying, and specifically about the ways that their end of life plans take sexuality and intimacy into account. Conversations about end of life wishes are incredibly hard for many of…

  • Want to fix a problem? The first step is to name it.

    Want to fix a problem? The first step is to name it.

    Therapists commonly tell their clients that you need to name a problem before you can fix it, and this is just as true for social change as it is for individual change. Still, discussions about white supremacy often make we who understand ourselves as white uncomfortable. We often avoid that language,…

  • What happens when planning is precipitous

    What happens when planning is precipitous

    In my previous post, I wrote about planning and patience as distinct from waiting for good things to happen. What do you do, though, when you don’t have a clear goal? Planning requires a destination, and sometimes all we know is that we need change, but we don’t feel like…

  • Inspiration

    I find inspiration in many places. This gallery is made up of photos I took during a recent trip to Puerto Rico. These shots were all taken in the old city of San Juan. Over the next several days I will each day take a photo from this set and…