Interviews With Big Thinkers, Lovely People, Artists, and Buddhists
Darrah Parker, Artist
Darrah Parker is a Seattle-based portrait, family, and “slice of life” photographer. Armed with her camera, she is on a constant search for the joy in everyday life, beauty in the over-looked and under-appreciated, and the magic in simple moments. She lives with her musician husband in Seattle and can be found most days at a coffee shop or farmers market, usually with a camera in hand. She shares her thoughts on living a creative life, bits of inspiration, and photos from recent shoots on her blog. She sells fine art photography prints in her Etsy shop and is available for portrait sessions in the Seattle area and beyond. Art show and interview here:
Paul Lisicky, Writer
PAUL LISICKY is the author of Lawnboy, Famous Builder, and the forthcoming books The Burning House (2011) and Unbuilt Projects (2012).
His work has appeared in Ploughshares, The Iowa Review,StoryQuarterly, The Seattle Review, Five Points, Subtropics, Gulf Coast, and many other anthologies and magazines.
A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he’s the recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the James Michener/Copernicus Society, the Henfield Foundation, and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, where he was twice a fellow.
He lives in New York City and Springs, New York, and has taught in the graduate writing programs at Cornell University, Rutgers-Newark, and Sarah Lawrence College. He currently teaches at NYU. Read the interview here:
Susan Piver, Buddhist
Susan Piver’s newest book, The Wisdom of a Broken Heart: An Uncommon Guide to Healing, Insight, and Love has just been released by Free Press. She was here recently in NYC giving a dharma talk at the NY Shambhala Center. Afterwards, we had a chance to talk.
Susan Piver’s newest book, The Wisdom of a Broken Heart: An Uncommon Guide to Healing, Insight, and Love has just been released by Free Press. She was here recently in NYC giving a dharma talk at the NY Shambhala Center. Afterwards, we had a chance to talk.
Ryder Japhy, Buddhist
Bill Schwartz, who goes by the Twitter handle @ryderjaphy lives in Chicago. We met on Twitter on September 10, 2009, the first day I joined. A friend told me to follow him because he tweeted out Buddhist dharma quotes. Since that time, Bill has become my friend and dharma brother… more >
