You Can’t Go Home Again, the title of Thomas Wolfe’s posthumous novel, came to mind recently when I made my … More
Author: healingpilgrim
The Spirit of Rouzan
I was reading the New York Times yesterday, when I fell on a recent story which I expected to be … More
Sacred Metal (& Mourning)
This past Saturday evening, satiated from another jam-packed day at the Ubud Writers Festival, and fatigued by the blazing sun, … More
The Kitemen of Kerobokan
Along with fishing, climbing trees, playing on scooters, and turning leaves into whirligigs, kite-flying is a pastime of Balinese boys. … More
A Four-Legged Frenzy
After 2 travelicious months in Europe, I returned to Bali, plunging headfirst into a voluntary dog-ful universe. These are not … More
Vilnius to Valbonne
It’s unlikely that Lithuania appears on the radar for a family reunion. Indeed, it’s not a country that usually falls … More
The Sun Always Rises
Consider this. A scraggly line, more like an arc. Its form still invisible in the darkness. Yet we wait, steeped … More
15 Seconds
What’s this: 15 seconds? Well, my fleeting moment of blogg-o-fame might last a little longer – if your reading is … More
The Day Bali Imposed a Digital Detox
Have you ever heard a kingfisher sing? Or seen swallows flit straight across the sky unhindered (for once) by pockets … More
Lessons About Life (Or How I Spent a Day at LG)
It was one of those days. When all your plans go to pot. Like yesterday, the day I launched my … More
