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Anne Tardos The Always Already Absent Present

Anne Tardos The Always Already Absent Present

What a joy to interview Anne Tardos about her new book The Always Already Absent Present. The audio is online thanks to Zach Charles and here is the video, recorded March 4, 2025. My introduction: The number 7 according to one numerologist, “is both deep and wise… not...
Stephan Torre

Stephan Torre

One of the great joys in participating in the recent Cascadia: A Braided Land event at UBCO was meeting 84 year old Northern Cascadia poet Stephan Torre. With roots in Big Sur back in the days before Esalen and knowledge of (& friendship with) some of the Black...
Nature Talk Release Party and Reading

Nature Talk Release Party and Reading

I’m delighted to participate in the celebration of a new book and the expansion of a literary community organized by Greg Bem. Carbonation Press of Spokane was founded by Greg in late 2023 and this Sunday presents: Nature Talk Release Party and Readingthis...
Cascadia in Okanagan

Cascadia in Okanagan

I am delighted to participate in Cascadia: A Braided Land, at UBC Okanagan March 1 & 2. This event is the vision of Slava Bart, with assistance from Harold Rhenisch. Here is a description: I met Slava Bart via Sharon Thesen. Slava is originally from Kazakhstan and...