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- Jun 6, 2016
- 10 min
Seeking the Hidden Magdalene and the Beloved Disciple
When hard facts of history become personal symbols of initiation: My hunch is that the figure of Mary Magdalene and her life story plays...
- May 29, 2016
- 5 min
The Enigma of Mary Magdalene
This extraordinary woman is at the heart of Marriages of the Magdalene. Yet she was not the inspiration behind my novel – at least not at...
- May 11, 2016
- 6 min
‘Poetry In Motion’ In the Different Worlds of Surfing and Dancing
Surfing reminds me of a dance, a pas de deux with the ocean. Yet decribing surfing as 'dance-like' draws attention to why it is not dance.
- Apr 29, 2016
- 7 min
We Need the Message of the Triple Spiral
Spirals are universal, in the mathematics of nature and in much of what humans design. For example here is a spiral of branches and...
- Mar 29, 2016
- 5 min
Along the River - Pilgrims not Tourists
One of the things I’d like to write about is the imagery I use. I’ll start with the river. The one on the website comes from an oil...
- Mar 29, 2016
- 6 min
The Commodification of Beauty
Beauty is very easily commodified beause it is misunderstood
