Monthly Archives: June 2014

My books return to Amazon

Posted on June 22, 2014 by gwpj

The Old Man and The Monkey returns to Amazon during the week of June 23rd, published by Tortoise & Hare Publications. Please share as widely as possible so that everyone has the news. With 92 5-star and 4-star reviews, this … Continue reading →

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Returning to the World from the Crazy Land of Addiction, Chapter 2, Beginning the Journey

Posted on June 20, 2014 by gwpj

This book is a work-in-progress that I am working on and revising. Comments and questions are welcomed. This instalment is about beginning the journey from what I call Crazyland to the land of sobriety and wholeness. “There is nothing so … Continue reading →

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The Teacher, a story

Posted on June 19, 2014 by gwpj

“I have wanted to teach children since I was a young girl,” she said. “When I first attended school — what we call ‘kindergarten’ today — I’d sit there thinking: ‘What teacher does looks like so much fun!’ I was … Continue reading →

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Walking Thunder

Posted on June 18, 2014 by gwpj

I suppose his ancestors were brave warriors but when he came through the door drunk and sat there telling me that white folks had killed his people and that he was going to kill me if I didn’t give him … Continue reading →

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Celebration, a poem

Posted on June 15, 2014 by gwpj

If I have life to live over again, I will learn music. I will play a stringed instrument: an oud, a laúd, a Mali harp, a banjo, charango, Okinawan sanshin, a samisen, an Ainu tonkori and a harp. I will … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 15, 2014 by gwpj

A mountain stream, Cascade Mountains, Washington State, by Marie Gerard Polley

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Returning to the World from the Crazy Land of Addiction

Posted on June 12, 2014 by gwpj

The angry red face is there because it is the face of addiction, of a person so isolated from reality that he or she does not know any other way of being. This is what the crazy land of addiction … Continue reading →

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River flowing into a lake, northern Wisconsin, by Marie Gerard Polley

Posted on June 6, 2014 by gwpj
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A Song

Posted on June 6, 2014 by gwpj

A Song To be sung softly in the morning or before going to bed, to the accompaniment of a flute and an ancient stringed instrument. Night-coming song moon rising Morning-coming song an eagle soars Golden rails run nowhere through the … Continue reading →

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