How are you? I am red white and blue Pioneer blood, Indian blood, the blood of slaves, the blood of immigrants... From the heart of the nation our vital fluids flow Into the dirt of Turtle Island, which wants water Delicate flowers, found fortunes So many petals like...
The Year in Place: 2018
Last March, we sold our house in West Linn, Oregon and moved to Austin, Texas. Positive change and forward motion have been a big part of 2018. We call it our year of the pivot. When it was time to move (after months of preparation), we embarked on an epic road trip...
Maria from Monterrey
I wrote this poem after visiting a photo exhibit at Mexic-Arte Museum in downtown Austin. Maria from Monterrey It’s not terribly far, as a bird flies, from Monterrey to Laredo Young Maria’s journey was wingless She moved at night, her thirst unsatisfied Coyotes and...
America’s Priorities Are Plain To See
Military spending in the United States eats up more than half of our nation's "discretionary spending," or the portion of the budget that the president requests and Congress appropriates every year. Yet, you don't hear cries for change when it comes to military...
In the Political Arena, Facts Are Like Fossils
When people stop believing in facts, and the mainstream media stops reporting facts, we are a lost people. That's a fact. Cheri Jacobus, a member of USA TODAY's Board of Contributors and a Republican consultant, is advocating for a fact-based solution to the current...