I've never done it before, and I'm excited. True to form, I'm starting late and am therefore already behind. At 1,666 words per day, I should be at 11,662 tonight, and I'm just under 3,000 at the moment. Still, I feel hopeful. I love the idea of getting past the self-editor by appealing to my equally powerful competitive spirit, which insists that I'm going to write 50,000 words by November 30th, even if its pure drivel.

Here's the first little bit, just to whet your appetite. Look for it ... read more

Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round
in another form. The child weaned from mother's milk
now drinks wine and honey mixed.

God's joy moves from unmarked box to unmarked box,
from cell to cell. As rainwater, down into flower bed.
As roses, up from ground.
Now it looks like a plate of rice and fish,
now a cliff covered with vines,
now a horse being saddled.
It hides within these,
till one day it cracks them open

Part of the self leaves the body when we sleep
and changes s... read more

Woo-hoo! Brook, Evelie, April and I are going to be teaching an amazing workshop, the first of its kind to ever hit the playa! Every afternoon we are going to delve into magic and ritual, exploring a different elemental force (earth, air, fire, water, and spirit) each day. Using the tools of trance, movement, song, storytelling, and spell-weaving, we'll cultivate a closer connection with nature, one another, and our deepest selves.

Come join us at Sushilovecake, 7:30 and desert at 2pm a... read more

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA,
KATMANDU, Nepal

A 10-year-old Nepalese girl was stripped of her title as a living goddess because she traveled overseas to promote a documentary about the centuries-old tradition, an official said Tuesday.

Sajani Shakya had her status revoked because she broke with tradition by leaving the country, said Jaiprasad Regmi, chief of the government trust that manages the affairs of the living goddesses.

Sajani is among several "Kumaris," or living goddesses, in N... read more

I was just cruising on tribe, and happened across the profile of a guy I've been having a little flirtation with at a few parties lately. This weekend, especially, when we cuddled up on beanbag chair at the Anon Salon party and I had the blissful opportunity to run my hands through his hair as he hallucinated (as the Dandies would say, how Bohemian Like You).

So, I was enjoying the opportunity of seeing his interests and admiring his pictures when I noticed his age... I knew he was olde... read more