Faith

The Sacred Wood

Essays on Poetry and Criticism

1921.

https://www.bartleby.com/200/

Today’s meeting we heard an intriguing science fiction piece by Phil, a series of Christmas memories by Rocky, a fascinating piece about Ralph Waldo Emerson’s mother, Ruth Haskins, and her self-curated cookbook recipe for Boiled Beef, and a poetic narrative about images that seep into our minds when we struggle to find sleep. We talked about the…[Read more]

I just began a new fantasy series: The Great Library, by Rachel Caine.

First book is called Ink & Bone. Alternative reality about what the world might have become if the Library of Alexandria hadn’t been destroyed. When knowledge is power, who controls human knowledge, and how much control is too much?

Gripping stuff, so far!

Let’s Talk Books! meets next Tuesday, Dec 11, from 5:30-7. Bring nibbles or food if you would like some. We may have a few goodies to share as well.

The theme for December was “Women’s Studies.”

We each pick our own book, read it, and share a brief [8-10 min] creative presentation about the book we read.

Books may be fiction [any genre] or…[Read more]

I had a lovely conversation yesterday about how private conversations can bridge the gaps between communities of people.

It is too easy to become entrenched in seeing people as “all this” or “all that.” “If they are of this political party, then they must believe only that.”

But human beings are infinitely more complex than simply binary labels…[Read more]

Fashion & Jewelry:  Decontie & Brown. http://www.decontiebrown.com/

Flutes:  Hawk Henries. https://hawkhenries.com/

Basketry: Geo Soctomah Neptune. https://www.facebook.com/GeoNeptuneBaskets/

https://www.themainemag.com/people/geo-soctomah-neptune/

Sierra Henries. https://www.facebook.com/SHBirchArt/

Upcoming Basket Festival at UMain…[Read more]

We briefly touched on the fact that Skowhegan is the last remaining school in Maine with an “Indian” mascot. Here are some links for deeper consideration:

Skowhegan last Maine school to hold on to Indian imagery, Doug Harlow, CentralMaine.com. June…[Read more]

Referring back to our conversation on Dawnland, we briefly looked at testimony from the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission Archive .

Specifically, we considered several paragraphs of testimony from Dawn Neptune…[Read more]