Writing Archives 2018-2019 Sunrise in Our Hearts
My beautiful friend Miya died in February. Cancer. She had been diagnosed in December. The end came several months sooner than anyone expected. I…
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Writing Archives
Writing Archives 2018-2019
Published in 2018 and 2019
Writing Archives 2018-2019 
Writing Archives 2018-2019 Indian Fry Bread and Wojapi Recipes
Included here are two traditional Native American recipes: one for Indian Fry Bread and the other for Wojapi, a thick berry sauce. Wojapi is…
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Writing Archives 2018-2019 The Art of Storytelling
Art lies in the moment of encounter: we meet our truth and we meet ourselves; we meet ourselves and we meet our…
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Writing Archives 2018-2019 The Stillness of Love and Enduring Goodness
Silence is the preferred sound of the Soul. In the silence, stillness is heard–when this stillness speaks, it is love that you…
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Writing Archives 2018-2019 How Many Winters Are You?
Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk…
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Writing Archives 2018-2019 Anpetu Waste (ahn-PAY-tu wash-TAY)–A Good Day
But that’s what we all are – just stories. We only exist by how people remember us, by the stories we make…
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Writing Archives 2018-2019 Clearing the Way
The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared. —Lois…
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Writing Archives 2018-2019 Rocks in My Pockets
Everybody needs a rock. For some people it might be a single person, their person. It might be faith or friends. For…
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Writing Archives 2018-2019 Encounter with Coyote
It is just past noon on Sunday, March 17. The sun is bright, the sky is blue, and the temperature is above…
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Writing Archives 2018-2019 Something Beautiful
I wrote this song for Miya almost 30 years ago. It’s a simple tune, one without rhyme but with a steady beat…
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