Miracles of Sky & Sand

Last weekend the Balinese marked yet another Purnama (full moon) with offerings, visits to temples, the whole gamut. But the … More

How to Fry a Frittata on Your Back

A few days ago, in the middle of Eka’s yoga class, I was so overcome with pain in my backside … More

The Penatahan Diaries – Part I

I just returned to Ubud after spending the past five days living in a house on a hill, deeply immersed … More

Skyquakes, Dedalus & Other Unexpected Shifts

Since my return from Singapore, a series of tectonic shifts in my inner and outer landscape have shaken me up … More

The Six-Month Itch

After the shock and awe of this week’s (apparently) epic tremor dissipated, I realized that the earth’s rumblings have been … More

La Belle Terre de Bali

Amid the rapidly expanding neighborhood of Kutu Kaja, a stone’s throw from the Botanic Gardens and the house that used … More

For the Love of Dogs

Every other day, somebody sends me a link to an article, study or film about the stray dogs of Bali … More

A Bountiful Bali Birthday

There was no more prosaic way to be awakened than by a pair of roosters cawing at each other right … More

The Remarkably Wired Woman

I’ve just met a woman with – there’s no other way to say it – electric hands. It was a … More

Two Solitudes

Awakened this morning by a strange-sounding rooster, I looked out to the cloudy skies. The first sentence that came into … More