What is it about an island? ―and Reflections on Clare Cooper Marcus’ Iona Dreaming

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What is it about an island? ―and Reflections on Clare Cooper Marcus’ Iona Dreaming

What is it about an island? ―and Reflections on Clare Cooper Marcus’ Iona Dreaming

Aran na Naomh       The first contact I had with the wild islands off the coast of the British Isles was the Blasket Islands, and that was from a mile away. Although we attempted several crossings to the Great Blasket, rough seas always prevented the passage, a condition that often isolated the islanders,… Read more »

Storytelling and the Soul

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Storytelling and the Soul

Storytelling and the Soul

Storytelling and the Soul Recently my brother Mark recorded a CD of stories about growing up half a century ago on a small farm in central Illinois. It was a time when farmers still worked together baling hay and harvesting, “coming in” for the noon meal—dinner— and telling stories about the morning, or the day… Read more »