Dave

  • A Bag

    July 28, 2024 I stood and let her pass.  The odd airplane shuffle took place. Sliding pass, she sat down in the window seat and slid the red and orange bag under the seat.  There were more than colors to the bag,… Continue reading

    A Bag
  • Trusting We Matter to Our Siblings

    Over the next few weeks I am visiting west and southwest US reserves, ceded, and unceded landscapes.  The western viewscape easily holds my attention for hours.  Yet, while driving, I am bound to turn to the radio.   Continue reading

    Trusting We Matter to Our Siblings
  • Beloved Creation

    Quail are a good measure of the day’s cold.  Each evening a covey settles in the wild willows west of home near the cattle’s water trough.  During summers height they sometimes don’t make it back from the wonder of a day’s wandering… Continue reading

    Beloved Creation
  • Becoming Place

    When talking about US racism the words colonialism and assimilation are often used interchangeably.  Fair enough.  After all, the goal of State colonialization is that people, all people,  integrate State values as their own.  Oppressed and privileged alike learn to accept US ideology, laws,… Continue reading

    Becoming Place