Can I write a post in ten minutes? Mark, set… The rhythm here is: workshop in the morning, “stuff” in the afternoon–where “stuff” could be attending instructors’ readings/showings, taking a walk, tacking a class project–and community from dinner until we’re done. Workshop Day One was great–a community of grace, patience, and rigor–and as soon as […]

So tomorrow, August 1, is the Celtic Christian celebration of Lughnasa. It’s a quarter-time, one of the quieter siblings of the solstices. Christine at Abbey of the Arts writes: There is also an ancient tradition at this time of year in Ireland to go on pilgrimage[…]. A pilgrimage is, of course, not a vacation, but […]