Recent Entries
Final Thoughts on Floating Citizenship
I feel sunburned from constant exposure to information. Every position I try to assume is uncomfortable. It hurts; it itches. I need something to ... read more
International Fest
This past Saturday, Chico was a little hot and muggy. The lawn in front of Kendal Hall at Chico State was crowded with students and members of the c... read more
Necessary Madness
Madness is something mysterious, like space or the deepest depths of the oceans or the substance of love. Unlike the unexplored worlds of space and ... read more
The Anti-parable
Some stories are obvious. You get to the end and you are confident you know what the writer was trying to illuminate in the pages you have just read... read more
Sharman Apt Russell
Friday evening, April 13 a group of us gathered at Chico State to hear Sharman Apt Russell talk about her writing as a body and how it has helped her ... read more
"Experience Must Be Forgotten . . . "
"Or else it will kill." Could these words really ring true for some people? When you here of some of the tragedies people witness or suffer thr... read more
Green Card
Forward motion is something we depend upon. If we are not moving towards something or away from something, it can seem like we have no purpose. It i... read more
Inti- Illimani: the Music of Solidarity
No translation was needed to enjoy the magnificent music of Inti-Illimani Sunday night at Laxson Auditorium in Chico. It was some of the most vivaci... read more
Unfit to Judge
Judging a writer based on her characters seems unfair to me. I think the freedom of being an artist is the freedom to let the art stand alone. I al... read more
Creativity and Deconstruction
Art is freedom. It is the way we let something we have tried to make sense of for too long come out and tell us what it really means or looks like ... read more
