ThroughLines is a journal I began in the summer of 2020. It includes essays, photos, and poems about the experience of living in this time of change.
My Father’s Words
On the back of a weary Appaloosa shuffling sand through tunnels of prickly pear and coyote bush, we walked a long way out into the desert night. I whispered again to his lowered head: You're safe with me. My legs…
read moreA Mask and the Soul
Entering a local coffee shop to grab-and-go a favorite drink I'm startled by the barista's greeting: "Hi Karen, how's your day going?" Wait! How did she know it was me behind my mask? In my mind's eye I'm anonymous, slightly…
read moreExtra Tough
Some days I have to put on my boots and set out to explore. There doesn't need to be a specific destination or task to propel me, however I know with certainty I must go. XtraTuf Boots As you can…
read moreMendacity and Music
Mendacity. Say it out loud, slowly, and then with force. You know what it means because of how it sounds as you say it. And sometimes you can even smell the truth of it. Tennessee Williams wrote: "Didn't you notice…
read moreTruth You Can Count On
On the Isle of Skye sheep are immensely clever. Instead of complaining about the constant mist or downpour, they stand quite comfy in the lee of vertical rocks where they enjoy the view of rolling hills and pasture, dreaming of…
read moreThe Mystery of ThroughLines
ThroughLines may offer a path to understand who we are in the world and why that understanding matters. The adventure to discover one's own or others' ThroughLines requires a search for connections which appear as fragile threads running through a…
read moreIntroducing ThroughLines
This is a time of real danger; loss is omnipresent. We are worried about the Coronavirus-19 pandemic that is inflicting the world. We are worried about the massive extinction of species. We are worried about climate change. Fear and grief…
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