by beachraven | Aug 31, 2019
Asilomar State Beach, Monterey, California I stood and watched the beach, the sun reflected off the rough surface of the water, a child built sand with his mother, lovers held hands and surfers walked with a board under an arm or on a head. And it’s all fine and...
by beachraven | Aug 24, 2019
Municipal Pier, Monterey, California I was out walking in our old Venice neighborhood one afternoon. I turned the corner to our street and saw Bill, a Scotsman in his late eighties, standing in his usual spot. He‘d ask me from time to time how the old lady who lived...
by beachraven | Aug 17, 2019
Fishermans Wharf, Monterey, California A few years ago, I started experimenting with different ways to set the table. Silverware on top and bottom, crossing the knife and fork, rolling the napkin, the endless possibilities surprised me. How could something so simple...
by beachraven | Aug 10, 2019
Nepenthe, Big Sur, California We employed a woman named Maria Martinez. She came by once a week to clean and moved through the rooms in a unique, transparent way. She would be in the same room with me, and I couldn’t tell she was there. Somehow she had this ability to...
by beachraven | Aug 3, 2019
Millennium Bridge Sculpture, Commons Park, Denver, Colorado There are many different types of meditation: mindfulness, movement, mantra, Zen, Transcendental, Taoist, Sufi … and I’ve messed around with a lot them over the years. Sitting cross-legged, standing, and...
