By Hank Eder The phrase “cost of living” has moved from the business section of the newspaper to the permanent, nagging background noise of our daily lives. It’s the uninvited guest at every dinner party, whispering about the price of…
By Meta Commerse My first impression was emotional. Starting with a flood of memories. My first trip up to the green hills. The tiny synchronicities and ancestral interventions shoving me along to be sure I didn’t miss my connections. No,…
by Ellane Chandler Once long, long ago, Megaera and two friends set out on a camping trip deep into the woods. Meg, as everyone called her, had been friends with Emmaline and Dale since high school. Lately, she had been…
By Meta Commerse After going through the last decade or more with my mother’s aging, decline and eventual death, I had what felt like a mountain of impressions and thoughts to consider, take in and learn from. There she was,…
By Meta Commerse Last night I enjoyed the treat of a lifetime in the PBS American Masters, Roberta Flack. Its 90-minute documentary with stories/vignettes, its breathtaking collage of beloved images, and the music of my lifetime exuded from hers. As Rev. Jackson…
By Evan Richardson Putting energy into racial healing as a white woman has been an incredible journey in wellness for me. For decades I focused on attending anti-racism trainings and workshops and reading book after book with the expectation that…
