Where the Muse Takes Me
One of the many things I love about the movie Dogma is Salma Hayek’s portrayal of The Muse – a feminist spirit determined to create...
Freedom on the Edge
As a student of ecology, I learned about the importance of edges. The variability of resources and environments in the interface between the forest and...
Desiree’s Dolls Returns
Last Christmas, I wrote about Desiree’s Dolls at the Ballard Market. Stone took a holiday away from the market from Christmas until the Superbowl, but...
Omnivore’s Delight and Dilemma
In his inaugural blog post on Bandcamp, Andrew Dubber wrote about the trade-offs that come from being a musical omnivore. On the one hand, you...
When the de la Cruz Family Danced – Book Review
Seeing a book on at the bookstore with my friend’s name on the spine gives me a vicarious thrill- but I open the book with...