A woman drafts 20 chapters, stories of her travels in neighborhoods less visited. Then she doubts their value: why in a time when Amerika is collapsing, would anyone want to read stories of a privileged, white, middle class American woman roaming less traveled roads?
Curiosity about seascapes and a chance to meet friends and cousins led me to Maine. I visited refugee resettlement agencies and a valiant Peace Library. Migmar and Tenzin joined me for a fantastic tour of Rangely.
For those who read How to Make a Life and ask about the family, all members of my adopted, extended family are doing well. Tenzin Kalsang is still working, no surprise, but her husband Migmar looks after the grandkids on various days and explores Madison’s trail by bike. Tenzin and Migmar share …
Thanks to a suggestion from friend and musician Katie Ping and the wonderful translation work of Julie Stroh, Braille Transcriber at WCBVI, How to Make a Life is now available in Braille. In two impressively heavy volumes and 399 Braille pages, the book can be borrowed from the Wisconsin Center …
