Kristen’s Blog
Holy Non-attachment
As I prepare for my talk tomorrow at Inside Edge in Orange County, I wonder what will come out of my mouth, much as I [...]
Decisions decisions
We are faced with decisions daily. Some that will alter the course of our lives, others that will merely take us to the next moment. [...]
Circle Sisters
Friendship. Kindness. Love. Connection. These are the things that get us through. Moments of contact with another human being; the willingness to stop for a [...]
Mrs Vogler’s stool
We were warned we would remember things that had fallen into the shadows of memory and that these things were emerge at the strangest of [...]
I’m a little bit funky, a little bit rock-and-roll
A-funk-a-fied. That is a word. Don’t test me by telling me it isn’t. Two days of serious funk and no writing. Hmmmm. Help me do [...]
Writing keeps me sane-ish…
Good morning blank page that is staring me down threatening to stay blank and thwart my efforts. Good morning crazy mind that rambles away down [...]
Wagging my tail
On the road again. We have taken another generous friend up on the offer of a cool basement in which to unpack our bags and [...]
Writing my way through
All I want to do is write. I want to lock myself away with a big table, spread out my computers and files and papers [...]
The smoke lingers
My ambition in life is to someday be the person my dog thinks I am. Emily Maughan The last few nights have been rough. Or [...]
Rolling with it
There is a lot to roll with these days. Panic fills the air as the smoke rises. 911 operators in neighboring counties throughout the state [...]
Why does the bird sing?
A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. Lou Holtz I woke up worrying. Or did [...]
A Touch of Grey
Fires are raging all over Colorado and the West. Smoke clouds fill the sky. With record breaking heat and winds blowing like stink, more and [...]






