The Enchanted Caravan
The first Friday in January for many years, I attended Nancy Mellon’s storytelling weekend at the Peck’s. This particular January, she had asked us to write a fairy tale showing […]
Category Archives: Other Writing
My letter on behalf of Ushguli, Georgia
March 17 2016 To whom it may concern: I am writing concerning the Chazhashi village within the Ushguli community, referenced by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/709. […]
Winter Solstice
I have news for you: the stag bellsWinter snows,wind high and cold,the sun low, short its courseThe sea running highDeep red the bracken, its shape is lostThe wild goose has […]
Choice of Charities
The following is a list of charities to whom I hope to contribute at some point: No More DeathsHaiti Action CommitteeKPFANever Ending FoodAristide foundation for democracyHaiti Emergency Relief FundZavala’s Political […]
Writing a Book
I wrote my last post to explain why I haven’t been writing of late. I had hoped upon coming back to the states to begin the arduous project of turning […]
My memories of Frank Freeman
I met Frank Freeman in 1997, the first year I was at Apple. He was working as an IT contractor, and was so proud to be working there. He had […]
Imbolc
I wrote the wrote and led the following ritual for the Sunnyvale UUFS to celebrate Imbolc or Candlemass, a Celtic holiday marking the beginning of spring on February 1. After the […]
Winter solstice
I volunteered to write a winter solstice ritual for the Sunnyvale UUFS this year as I had done last year, though I changed it substantially. It’s ironic because although this […]
Nick Ferentinos
Nick has been a key figure throughout my life. He was the journalism advisor for the Epitaph, the Homestead high school newspaper, on which I served for 3 years as […]
A Memorial for Ilona
November 6 – December 13, 2012. As soon as she was legally able, my cousin Ilona Karpinski had changed her name to Kristie Ainsley. Named after my grandmother Ilona, she […]
Lisa Karpinski 