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The Urgency of Joy
With every closing of the year, I choose a word or a theme for the next. This year, the word that came to me is JOY. If there is anything...

ilana
Jan 10, 20224 min read


Opal Whiteley and Our Untrue Stories
What of the stories we tell about ourselves and the world are true? “It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backwards” - Queen, Alice...

ilana
Nov 17, 20215 min read


Becoming the Bear
How much bear are you anyway? When I see a wild animal, I wonder what lessons can be drawn from its nature. Its essence. When I was going...

ilana
Nov 10, 20214 min read


The Thin Veil
Exploring the liminal with a group of fool-hearted adventurers in the wilderness. This past Sunday my collaborator, Wade (Uncanny Means),...

ilana
Oct 28, 20212 min read


The Infiniteness of Identity
How does our sense of Self shift when considering our interdependence? There is an oak tree that I visit on my walks. I often pause to...

ilana
Oct 11, 20214 min read


The Gift of the Dead Coyote
Trigger Warning: death ~~image of dead coyote~~ I live on a property that is butted up against the Angeles National Forest. Lots of...

ilana
Sep 20, 20214 min read


Letter #4, Lisa: "The sneaking suspicions about yourself are right."
Letters to a Young Woman Project. Women over the age of 40 write a letter to their younger selves. Dear 17 year old me, Look at you! How...

ilana
Sep 9, 20214 min read


Here is Everything
A not so solo wilderness retreat ~~~ I recently went on a solo backpacking trip to a place I’ve spent a lot of time exploring, the...

ilana
Aug 30, 20214 min read


The Fool Doesn't Suffer Inner Critics
The uneasy inner critic is no match for the blithesome inner fool. introducing the cast of my inner critic committee I have this trio of...

ilana
Jul 29, 20213 min read
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