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It was a sports massage therapist who told me there was a name for the particulars of my body. I was twenty-five, used to seeing massage therapists who…

Jun 15

Let’s say you want to go to a restaurant… You might ask friends for recommendations, or maybe you already know exactly where you want to go. Depending…

Apr 27

A story about the sounds of a silent meditation retreat

Dec 1, 2021

The following piece was written during a class by memoirist and athlete, Emily Rapp Black called ‘Reading and Writing Disability’. The prompt for this…

Oct 27, 2021

Part 1: In 2019 I read over a hundred books. The year prior my count was eighty-five. This number has been increasing steadily for years, but always…

Sep 23, 2020

an encounter with racism in a dharma community

Sep 18, 2018

Dear Imposter Syndrome, I realise you’ve been with me a very long time—since we were twelve or so, I think—and at times you have been the most dominant…

Jun 26, 2018

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