Commonplace : June 2021

June 2, 2021

The cicadas are singing their love songs The Barry Manilows of insects are loud this year as Brood X emerges in my neck of the woods. We live in an ideal...

Commonplace : April 2021

April 4, 2021

I’ve declared email bankruptcy again and cleared out my inbox of wonderful newsletters I haven’t had time to read. I did the same with my RSS reader (The Old...

Commonplace : February 2021

February 8, 2021

Hello friends! I probably don't need to explain why it's been - looks at calendar - so damn long since I wrote one of these, right? Anyway, I'm writing one...

Commonplace : April 2020

April 7, 2020

When we are overwhelmed it is a moment when we need our own love, kindness and compassion the most. — Matt Kahn Finding peace amidst the noise and haste Last...

Commonplace : March 2020

March 12, 2020

Stop acting small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion. - Rumi February was a lot There is a lot going on in the world right now, but you’ve read enough...

Commonplace : February 2020

February 14, 2020

The more we’re governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where...

Commonplace : January 2020

January 22, 2020

"Happy new year 1 and all. Resolution? More unequivocal days, that is WORK days and PLAY days, not guilty play days and distracted work days." - Dave McKean...

Commonplace : December 2019

December 17, 2019

"I pledge to use books as doors to other minds, old and young, girl and boy, man and animal. I pledge to use books to open windows to a thousand different...

Commonplace : November 2019

November 7, 2019

You're under no obligation to be the same person you were 5 minutes ago. - Alan Watts Input / Output I used to write a little something in these newsletters....