I hiked into the Grand Canyon. I must've been in my late twenties, maybe early thirties. It started out as a walk to look over the rim. I had camped the night before in a tent at one of the sites and woke early (probably about 5am). I was there with a friend and she [...]
Tag: Education
#NathanPhillips Vs. #MAGA: Are Liberals Too Weak to Defeat MAGA?
Natives watched as a liberal stronghold quickly collapsed with a simple bait and switch. How did the conservatives do it? They just repeated everything Nathan Phillips said by placing his words into their context. So why did liberals collapse so quickly? There has been an ongoing issue within the liberal community, and conservatives make the [...]
#1 Writing Rule: Be Teachable
We writers area equal parts ego and vulnerable. The cliché is to develop a "tough skin" over the years and be able to take criticism. But we all think we're geniuses, and we are. Brilliant beasts who are magical at hiding our softest parts behind a shield of "I already know" and "You just don't understand [...]
The Magic of Intermountain Youth Center
I said it before. The last grade I completed was the sixth grade. Then later in life I went on to obtain a Master's Degree. I think a lot of it had to do with riding waves. Not in the ocean. I've never been daring enough to take on those types of challenges. But riding waves [...]
Biting the Hand that Feeds Us: Handling Controversial Topics in Fiction, Art, and Life
If you're going to write you might as well write something that'll potentially change the lives of your readers. Otherwise, shelve your words and save them for someone who needs affirmation. When I sit down to write I don't want to say things that will safely get me sales. In fact, I care about sales [...]
Resistance Literature: A New Wave of Intellectual Engagement
So I'm walking through a bookstore in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico and I'm reading blurbs. I'm not going to blast any artists. That's not what I'm about. We all come from a different set of experiences. But why are mainstream book publisher publishing the same narrative over and over and over and over? These blurbs [...]
