Vera Herself, Istanbulite with stories to tell

Reflections on speaking truth to power, family legacy, the mythology of powerful men, reflections on the books I read, the writing life, and sneak peeks on my novel in progress.

Global and hyper-local dispatches from a corner of Istanbul

Opening a bookshop in Italy. Follow along and share the journey!

Witch, Retired Technomage, Socialist, Anti-Capitalist. Father of twins. Swing dancer. Poet, writer and comic art lover, uprooted New Yorker. Merry Meet!

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Ohh-and-aah experiences, wowing musiic and sense of wonder

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A journey through time and place with stories of history, travel, culture, music, and the spirit of invention and discovery.

I explore themes using paired haiku poems and images that I create and then post for comment. Subscriptions are free.

Ghost whisperer channeling my dead grandmother's forgotten, unspoken words.

Ambient musician, technologist. If it’s not moving us toward a post-scarcity society, I’m not interested in it. Also at https://mastodon.social/@zsanjuro

A seeker who occasionally finds something.

Embroidery With Aycan

I have taught physics, mathematics, and engineering at the University of Washington since 1987. In 2010 I won the Thomas Merton Prize for Poetry of the Sacred.

Poems and ponderings of a wandering misfit

Embracing diversity and building bridges between cultures through authentic storytelling and shared experiences

A newsletter 75 years in the making: Memories of the journey from a 4-room adobe with no running water to the Ritz Carlton. Personal encounters with great artists. Rants about the appalling state of civil society in our time.

Former Nurse. Now Mental Health support. Lover of colour, nature, books, Art, humans and kindness.

A collection of narrative sketches for works of fiction, memoir and poetry

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My personal Substack