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Angel Island

The fairies rode the ferry to Angel Island Whimsical beauty of the Miwok land Lush Claytonia hillsides, Vibrant bulb potato stands, blue along every trail Tempted to find a digging stick & tend the patches I walk on, compelled by the stories of The “immigration center” which is around the bend Of the detained Chinese…
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Robin Burnside in Big Sur on The Positive Fantastic

Feed The People

“Feed The People” is the third episode in season two of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast. My friend Robin Burnside is a woman who was devoted her life to culinary arts. Everywhere she goes, she leaves happy, nourished people in her wake. Join us as we take a dive into the deep waters of Robin’s abiding…
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Max Manchester drag king on The Positive Fantastic

The Art of Drag

Have you ever wondered about the art of drag and what it would be like to play with another gender expression? If so, Episode 4 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast, “The Art of Drag,” is the perfect listen for you! Kimber Holmes is a male impersonator, and I invited her to be…
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History Speaks in Art

“History Speaks in Art” is an episode interview with artist Lauren Sinnott about her recently finished Ukiah History Mural for “The Positive Fantastic” podcast. I travelled to the small coastal town of Point Arena to join the artist in her home, surrounded by countless works of her art, to discuss her latest and most impressive…
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Mushroom Cultivation Shiitake Logs on The Positive Fantastic

Mushroom Cultivation

Who wants to know about mushroom cultivation? I’m Mori Natura and in episode 2 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” Podcast, I discuss how you can grow your own shiitake mushrooms. Mushroom cultivation has been a passion project of mine, as I’ve grown my own shiitakes for over a dozen years, and I recently…
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The Forest People on The Positive Fantastic

The Forest People

Welcome to the second season of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast with an episode interviewing The Forest People. In 2022, I’m going to continue bringing you interviews with interesting folks doing awesome things in the world. My focus will still be mainly on Northern California with some forays out into the wide world. In addition, I’m…
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Season Two Is Coming

Season Two is coming out tomorrow! I’m so excited to release more episodes of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast. It’s been such a fun journey to collaborate with some many amazing people to bring you some fabulous content about how humans can thrive in diverse ways. In Season one we got to look at artists, farmers,…
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Alice D Nature As Muse

Nature As Muse

In “Nature As Muse” on “The Positive Fantastic” podcast, I discuss with musical guest Alice Dimicele about her lifetime of letting song have its way with her. She shares about her singer-songwriter journey and the many albums she’s released along the way. With Nature as her muse, several of Alice’s original songs are featured in…
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Tomato Hope in the rubble clifi

“Hope”

I titled this photo “Hope” after I came across this scene this week. For the last several months I have passed by a burn site. The building were the fire happened is/was adjacent to the natural foods store in my town & so, somewhere I frequent with regularity. As the days turned into weeks turned…
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NaNoWriMo

ou’re a writer, you’ve probably heard of NaNoWriMo. If not, you probably have no idea what this acronym means. It stands for National Novel Writing Month, and although it’s a mouthful, it’s fun to say if you try it a few times. And it just so happens that November is upon us and the writers are going to be going at it full force for the next month!