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
As soon as she was legally able, my cousin Ilona Karpinski changed her name to Kristie Ainsley. Named after my grandmother, Ilona quickly isolated herself from the family. The only […]
Lisa Karpinski 