Karin Zirk’s new first novel, Falling From the Moon, kept me engaged from first to last page. She poetically explores two characters, Lauren and Sapphire, when they both attend a Gathering in Plumas National Forest in California, a mini-Woodstock, for two weeks. There both wrestle with their own dark night Read more…
I fell in love with FALLING FROM THE MOON. Karin Zirk’s novel has everything I want in a good read: compelling characters, an exotic setting, a story that keeps me turning pages and writing that bids me linger to savor the language. Set against the Gathering for Peace and Healing Read more…
Falling from the Moon is more than a tale of a Sapphire, a woman endeavoring on a quest to find her long-lost father while ultimately discovering herself. The true star of this book is the canvas upon which the story is drawn. Author Karin Zirk draws upon decades of participant Read more…
Falling From The Moon is a dreamlike invitation into a counter-culture ritual of peace, love, community and nature that exposes the imperfect humanity of the seekers drawn together in the redwoods while illuminating their yearnings for understanding and forgiveness. Sapphire’s story reminds us that our own stories hold the power Read more…
My book coming out in two weeks. A very long journey and I am excited and exhausted as are all people who give birth to a novel.
On Sunday, November 24, I will be presenting my paper entitled “We Already Have A Border Wall: The Us/Mexican Border As Cultural Complex” at the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting in the Psychology, Culture, and Religion Unit with the theme: Denial in the Midst of Cultural Crisis: Psychological and Read more…
Richard Louv is a former San Diegan best known for his identification of Nature Deficit Disorder in children and I would add in adults. As Louv writes, The future will belong to the nature-smart—those individuals, families, businesses, and political leaders who develop a deeper understanding of the transformative power of Read more…
Also known as glasswort or Salicornia pacifica, this amazing plant grows in salt marshes of California and elsewhere. It can survive being submerged by salt water, being exposed, or being submerged by fresh water. The lower portion of Rose Creek near my home is a salt marsh. Enjoy these photos Read more…
Things are moving slower than expected in the publishing world and my publishing company has decided to move the launch date to 2020 instead of Fall 2019. Apparently that is better launch time from a marketing strategy. I’m currently working on book blurbers — yes that is the technical term Read more…
Those of you who read my blog know that I’m a mythologist. The first weekend in August I was at the first ever, and hopefully not the last, Fates and Graces Mythologium: a conference for mythologists. What a great weekend. The Inn at Morro Bay was an intimate venue nestled Read more…