I was thinking a lot about science fiction while working in New Zealand last September and October. When I was very young, I would bike home furiously from school (barefoot even in winter because I liked it that way), and read for hours. I fell in love with science fiction, and have never forgotten a […]
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Words from the Syrinx
The Tui has a double voice box (syrinx) that allows a huge range of vocalization, sounds that are often beyond the human register. There are stories from early Maori times onwards, where tuis were taught to replicate speech. Read here for a little article on these beautiful birds which tell New Zealanders where they are. […]
Leaving Home To Come Home
I saw Mary Zimmerman’s vibrant “The Odyssey” at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival a few weeks ago, a tale of endless metaphors and heart-rending questions about “home”. I left my home, New Zealand, decades ago, to live in the USA. I’m back now on a seven week sojourn, immersed in concerts, residencies, teaching and seeing loved […]
