The Fun Four
My 1000 Nights Quest—to read a poem, a short story, and an essay a night—has been shared in a few places recently*, and has sparked a lot of interest from…
Fly high, like Falkor. (Don’t sink into the swamp.)
I don’t know if you’ve seen the 1980s film, NeverEnding Story? (Or read the wonderful novel it is based on, by Michael Ende?) If you have, you might remember these…
Quests spark adventure! (Even on a bleary-eyed Friday)
It has been a week! The kind of week where you’re juggling cannonballs, while riding the unicycle of life. It’s all good, but this morning I was a leeeetle bit…
10 Reasons to do a Quest
You’ll have your own reasons for why a Quest is appealing to you. I can help you dig into them, so that your own compass is set and clear. But…
Seriously Ridiculous
I’ve been getting some messages from people asking how they can follow along with my Quests. I will share these posts at different points, when I think it might be…
And I’m off…PLACE ONE
This morning was a dazzling example of why I do Quests, so I’m going to capture it here. It has been A WEEK. The kind of week that tests you…
Creative ‘Misogi’
I am very mindful of terms that are rooted in a culture, religion or practice being brought into a different context and reapplied. One example is ‘misogi’—a Japanese Shinto practice…
100 places (300 pages)
I recently completed my 1000 Night’s Quest (inspired by Ray Bradbury)—to read a poem, a short story and an essay a night, for 1000 nights. Now it’s time to start…
1000 Nights
Less than a week ago, I completed my latest and longest Quest. It was inspired by Ray Bradbury, and took me 1000 Nights to complete. (2.7 years)
In this video he floats the idea…what if…for the next 1000 Nights, you read a poem, a short story and an essay a night?