Starting Again

It has been 19 months since my last blog post.

I don’t mean that as an apology. A great deal has happened in those months, and it’s turned my life into a non-blogging direction. As if that weren’t enough, the climate for authentic dialogue in the U.S. (at least) has deteriorated further, and quite honestly, it’s discouraged me. The waste of words in the public square these days is vast, and I find myself wanting to run in the opposite direction.

However…I miss the conversations with friends and colleagues. I learned a great deal from you in the process. And maybe the vast waste of words means that good words—yours and mine—are more needed than ever.

So let’s give this a go. I make no guarantees of blog frequency, or topic, or much else with regard to this blog. I do know that if it’s going to work at all, it has to begin in the depths of my own heart. That’s a pretty mysterious place, so there’s no telling what might come out. Here, however, are a few close-to-my-hearts you might see:
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• Because I’m nonbinary, issues of gender identity (including the concerns of trans people) matter deeply to me.
• Because of my spiritual practice, you may see posts drawing from the rich traditions of Christian mysticism and Zen.
• Because I struggle to manage long COVID, I may write about that, and chronic illness more generally.
• I am deeply tired of political and social issues. However, when the brouhaha over whatever issue has missed a key question, or a new way of thinking about it, I may wade into those waters.

More important: what would you like to see addressed here? What kinds of conversations would you like to have? Without the rich back-and-forths that you and others have fostered over the years, there’s not much point to a blog. So please let me know (in the Comments section, on Facebook, or by private email) what would matter to you.