Landfill Harmonics: a creative approach to reaching impoverished youth in Paraguay.
24
Apr
2013
Seal Press Offers Publication
I’m thrilled and honored to announce that I’ve won the She Writes to Seal Press Publishing Contest. Seal Press will be offering me a publishing contract for Night of Vishnu: A Journey Through Marriage, Motherhood and Rebellion in Nepal. More details soon. If you’re interested in how the contest unfolded, follow these links: Seal Press [...]Read More
03
Apr
2013
Selected as Finalist in Seal Press Publishing Contest
I’m honored to be one of five finalists in the Seal Press Publishing Contract Contest. The contest was co-sponsored by She Writes, an online community of women writers and invited submissions of full book proposals for a chance to win a publishing contract with Seal Press. I submitted a proposal for Night of Vishnu: A [...]Read More
11
Mar
2013
Toward the Sun
A rare day of sunshine and blue sky lured us out of Portland toward Catherine Creek. After a fabulous wood-fired pizza at Solstice in Bingen, we set off along our usual trail down into the ravine. Then we decided to follow the trail as it forks west through old oaks on a bluff high above [...]Read More
15
Feb
2013
One Book Becomes Two
For several years, I’ve obsessed over a project I’ve been calling Sacred Threads — a memoir on my complicated relationship with Nepal. I thought it would be one book. Unfortunately, it grew too long to be marketable, especially for a first time author. Fortunately, I now see how to break the narrative into two books….Read More
01
Dec
2012
The Danger of a Single Story
In this TED talk, Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie, speaks so eloquently about the kinds of stories I’d like to write and see more of:
28
Nov
2012
This Nepal Picture Library brings back memories of taking and sharing photos in Nepal.
20
Nov
2012
Room With a View Remains Unfinished
All summer, I looked forward to my new writing room in the strawbale house we’re building. I figured it would still need some work, but it would be good enough for me to settle in for the long winter, watch the snow fall and catch up on writing projects. But alas, we were overly optimistic [...]Read More
08
Sep
2012
What I’ve Been Doing Besides Writing
It’s amazing I’ve found time for any writing at all this summer. Here’s a sampling of some other distractions….Read More
18
Aug
2012
“Beyond Writing” Resurrected
Long ago (1994), I wrote and published an essay in Cultural Anthropology titled “Beyond Writing: Feminism and the Limitations of Ethnography.” That was in many ways my swan song to academia. As I licked my academic and other wounds and struggled to make ends meet, I was happy now and then to hear how my [...]Read More
15
Aug
2012
Included in the Women’s How-To Issue
I’m proud to have my blog post on Moving Rattlesnakes Humanely included in the How-To Issue….Read More
22
Jul
2012
Some odd part of me wishes I’d become a professional archivist, so I’ve been having some fun exploring all the collections at Digital Himalaya
08
Jun
2012
A great resource for maps of Nepal, including Chitwan at Digital Himalaya
18
May
2012
Not sure I’m emotionally ready for Returned: Child’s Soldiers of Nepal’s Maoist Army. Looks like a powerful film. Here’s a link to a long trailer for it:
Returned: Child Soldiers of Nepal’s Maoist Army (trailer)
11
Apr
2012
Check out these photos of the High Himalayas by Eric Valli – stunning. And he’s also got Nepal albums on Caravans, Honey Hunters, Tharu and others.
04
Apr
2012
I sometimes wish I could be this focused — fascinating story on Elizabeth Hawley, the woman who tracks all climbs in Nepal:
The High Priestess of Posterity
03
Apr
2012
Skunk Cabbage on Whidbey Island, WA during a brief bout of spring.
22
Mar
2012
New Blog, Old Blog
I began blogging here in 2008. Several months later, I migrated over to a separate blog, which I named Yips and Howls. As I remember, I mostly did that so I could fool around with wordpress and web design…Read More
26
Feb
2012
Flawed but at least it’s a step in the right direction:
What We Can Learn From Nepal’s Inclusion Of ‘Third Genders’ On Its 2011 Census | The New Republic.
26
Feb
2012
Free Permaculture Book
I happened upon this great-looking permaculture resource from Chris Evans and Jakob Jesperson: The Farmers’ Handbook. It grows out of years of experience in Nepal but could be helpful anywhere.Read More
