by Kristina | Mar 13, 2018 | Argentine Social Tango, From Here to Argentina: A Tango Love Story, Tango in Bend Oregon, Uncategorized
Big thanks to the writers, readers and tango dancers who made the trek through a late February snowstorm, some from as far away as Humboldt County, California, for our Sunday afternoon reading at wonderful Dudley’s in downtown Bend. And thanks to Tyler Haas and...
by Kristina | Feb 2, 2018 | From Here to Argentina: A Tango Love Story, Tango in Bend Oregon, Uncategorized
Tango, Romance, Life-or-Death Drama, and a Little Noir! If you missed my October reading at Roundabout Books in NW Crossing, I’d love to see you in downtown Bend at Dudley’s Bookshop and Cafe, 3:00 Sunday afternoon, February 25th. I’ll...
by Kristina | Dec 14, 2017 | Argentine Social Tango, From Here to Argentina: A Tango Love Story, Tango, Tango in Bend Oregon, Uncategorized
Back in January 2017, still reeling from our U.S. election results, I posted my intention to visit Canada, after a long absence, for a fresh perspective. In December, I finally made it to Victoria, B.C. on Vancouver Island, in two short flying hops from Bend via...
by Kristina | Jan 30, 2017 | Qigong, Qigong in Bend Oregon, Uncategorized
“In dark times be the light.” I don’t know who I’m quoting, so many wise people have said this. As we pass through these dark times, let’s put the emphasis on the verb. Everything passes. We have choices in how we ride it out. My...
by Kristina | Jul 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Today I celebrate the Festival of Archangel Uriel who visited me, an angel skeptic who had never heard Uriel’s name, nearly two decades ago. I had no interest in, nor any familiarity with, archangels in any form then, much less the twenty-foot-tall winged being...
by Kristina | Apr 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
This winter after my mother died was long and bleak, though in “reality” no longer or bleaker than others. I’m returning from that darkness with my first note of 2016 and one last story about my mother. She left me a gift I dreaded and saw at first...
