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Most
of my personal essays are short - under 1000 words -
and generally deal with a single moment in time or experience,
which I then try to expand upon in search of its essence
and life lessons Maybe that's why I've come to think
of these pieces as my Haiku Essays - or poems; like
the Haiku, they reflect on both the momentary and the
eternal - though I don't follow the poem's structural
standards - and like poems I often try to capture the
fleeting. Sometimes I succeed and sometimes….
A
sampling of published essays:
- Real
Good Time: There's more than laughter
to a good time. (Beliefnet.com)
- I
See Dead People: Work as a chaplain gives
me my own sixth sense (Newsweek)
- Kaddish:
Finding sustenance and community in the prayer of
mourning. (Dallas Morning News)
- Signs
of Love: How I learn to read people's cues
that they love me. (Christian Science Monitor)
- Colorful
Native: How I find myself the object of tourists'
interest. (Seattle Times)
- Change
In Style: As I age, I move from pubs to shrubs
in my travel interests. (GoWorldTravel.com)
- Introvert
as Social Handicap: I learn that being an
Introvert in America has drawbacks. (Christian
Science Monitor)
- Whole
World In My Hands: Through eating a sandwich
I find connection with all beings. (Marin Independent
Journal)
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