1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (New York: Atria Books, 2006). I am focusing my mind power on getting this book off the bestseller list. Recycled common sense (”eat less and exercise more”) by a future member of the billionaire book authors club. 2. The Road by Cormac McCarthy (New York: Vintage Books, 2006). A father and son journey through post-apocalyptic America. I was hooked when I read the dust … Read More »

I like her anger. It isn’t self-righteous, although it is righteous. She uses it on allies, like progressives and people of faith, just as effectively, and interestingly (which always helps with anger), as she uses it on the stray loony or not so stray relative. She uses it best on God, which is the whole point of grace: we crack up, and the … Read More »

1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (New York: Atria Books, 2006). I am focusing my mind power on getting this book off the bestseller list. Recycled common sense (”eat less and exercise more”) by a future member of the billionaire book authors club. 2. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (New York: Penguin, 2007). A woman’s memoir of spiritual awakening after divorce (Is there any other kind?) during world travels … Read More »

Imagine. A single word can stir the moral imagination of an entire generation. Many of us know the lyrics by heart. “You may say I’m a dreamer,” John Lennon sang. “But I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will be as one.” In 1985, five years after Lennon’s murder, … Read More »

1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (New York: Atria Books, 2006). I am focusing my mind power on getting this book off the bestseller list. Recycled common sense (”eat less and exercise more”) by a future member of the billionaire book authors club. 2. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (New York: Penguin, 2007). A woman’s memoir of spiritual awakening after divorce (Is there any other kind?) during world travels … Read More »

10. Ruby in Her Own Time 9. The Raft 8. Grandfather’s Journey 7. Nadia’s Hands 6. … Read More »

1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (New York: Atria Books, 2006). I am focusing my mind power on getting this book off the bestseller list. Recycled common sense (”eat less and exercise more”) by a future member of the billionaire book authors club. 2. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (New York: Penguin, 2007). A woman’s memoir of spiritual awakening after divorce (Is there any other kind?) during world travels … Read More »

The still waters of the air/under the bough of the echo./The still waters of the water/under a frond of stars./The still waters of your mouth/under a thicket of kisses. El remanso del aire/bajo la rama del eco./El remanso del agua/bajo fronda de luceros./El remanso de tu boca/bajo espesura de besos. Variations/Variacion (1922) If I’m lucky, I will understand a line or two in a dozen poems by Federico Garcia Lorca – and I … Read More »