I was looking for an exact quotation from Utah Phillips when I discovered, within 24 hours of his passing, that our old friend had spun his last yarn, and as another old friend, editrix par excellence admitted to me later, the announcement arrived here in Korea first, where our broadband knows everything almost before it happens. It […]
For three days past, I have been thinking of my cousin, Emily, and the hasty round of spiritual Ping-Pong we shared on Facebook before I went out for the day. She may doubt it, but her quiet faith inspires me, though a similar one has never been visited on me, personally. Hers is of the […]
Kickstarter update on the road away from prohibition. This is an account of a one-day side-trip on the road in pursuit of the “Tales of Mary Jane”. Every day of that year-ending five-weeks was as interesting and satisfactory as (I hope you will agree) this one. The first four chapters of the book have […]
The Korea Times “report” that triggered this letter is poorly written and a waste of your time. but you can track it down if you want to see why I felt I had to respond.
Update 9: Tales of Mary Jane: The Children of Prohibition Several isotopes of news and information have collided in my frontal lobe over the past few days and formed a new element. First came the surprising revelation that Cannabis is considered by the North Koreans to be merely a weed of occasional interest. The government […]
This is just what is needed.
I’ve been so busy trying to wring money out of people whom I esteem, that I haven’t properly acknowledged the feelings that course through me each time I open the mail to find another pledge of backing, often from someone no more capable of philanthropy than I. My humble gratitude is the most I can […]
This is update #1 for Tales of Mary Jane. As subscriptions go, a dollar of backing is quite a bargain, unless you hate me and/or my writing. Here we go. I spend several hours online every day, exploring news sites I follow, or leads shared by friends in my social network who share my (some […]
A year ago, I took my first step into the world of crowd funding. A success, the backing I received enabled me to present a collection of photographs I took while living in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, as a gift to the Seattle Public Library. In return for their help, I promised backers a “reward” […]
It’s understandable that, where so much official and press puffery and bombast have been launched against marijuana since its criminalization was urged upon other nations by the US, no Korean policymaker is likely to be the first to come forward and say, “Look, we need to talk about this.”
The Familographer 