- Not the vacation I had in mind
I hit that evil banked curve on the uphill, headed home from Hollyhock on my …
- The lady in the chemo hat
I am the jikido (timekeeper) for evening zazen meditation. This duty involves sparking up the …
- Out of focus
I have a secret superpower. I can make the trees connect with the sky, make …
- Swimming with crocodiles
Machito, a local fisherman, met me at the little thatch-roofed visitors hut in San Crisanto …
- Mop dance
My first job when I got to Upaya was to mop the kitchen floor. I …