El desierto huele como la lluvia
Here is a poem I wrote recently in Spanish, about monsoon storms in the Sonoran Desert. El desierto huele como la lluvia El sol … Read more
Ideas, insights, and opinions
Since long before I started turn-stone, I have kept a notebook of ideas for possible topics to write about, as well as quotes, and books … Read more
More haiku
I like writing haiku for the challenge of capturing an insight into three short lines. I have posted several on Turn-Stone. Here are six more. … Read more
Center for Sustainable Pornography
Sustainability is a common theme among businesses, colleges and universities, and non-profits. It is cited as an important response to climate change, particularly as the … Read more
Religion and proselytizing
An acquaintance of mine who is a devout evangelical Christian recently sent me note with a link to a film and “challenged” me “as a … Read more
Biting my tongue
Politics is on the mind of many people these days as the country wrestles with issues such as the coronavirus pandemic, racial unrest, police brutality, … Read more
Homelessness
As with most Americans I have moved several times in my life—from Oklahoma, where I was raised and went to college to San Francisco where … Read more