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Sep 21, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    First Paycheck (opens the original)

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    First PaycheckWhen I was about ten years old, I had a brief job picking berries in Scotts Valley. I can no longer recall exactly what type of berries. But I don’t recall any issues about vines or getting scratched with thorns, so they were probably blueberries. I was invited by my friend Debra, who lived next door to auntie Estrella (who had been my babysitter for several years). Back then, people called Debra’s family “Okies.” They were hard-working people who had moved to Santa Cruz from Calif

  2. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    Welcome to the iLands (opens the original)

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    Hello, friends:As a freelance writer/editor I have several busy weeks ahead, finishing yet another grant application, writing a nonprofit newsletter, attending a museum exhibit design workshop, and tutoring college students in writing (well, those who aren’t asking AI to write their papers for them). When I was younger, I always expected that I’d be retired by now—in my 70s. Still, I’m thankful the work I do is interesting. That said, this issue will be more brief than usual.Welcome to the iLand

  3. Issue · Sep 7, 2026

    Rowing the Boat (opens the original)

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    Rowing the BoatI’ve been considering doing some volunteer work near my house, hopefully at a site I can easily walk to, since I don’t have a car. That led to thoughts about communities in the Philippines and the US. I visited my parents’ homeland only twice, staying with relatives I had never met before. They were in Marikina, in Quezon City, Manila;1 Iba, Zambales (my mom’s birthplace); and Dipolog City in Zamboanga Del Norte (my dad’s birthplace).

  4. Issue · Aug 31, 2026

    A Better Place . . . (opens the original)

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    Influenced in early adulthood by both Zen and Insight (Vipassana) teachings, I’ve been meditating on and off for decades. For the last several months, though, I’ve been meditating daily.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="600.74587912

  5. Issue · Aug 24, 2026

    Tricksters, Chaos, and Creativity (opens the original)

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    ARTS & LETTERSNote: This post may be truncated on some servers. To view the entire article on Substack, click on the available link or go to Eulipion Outpost.Tricksters, Chaos, and CreativityOne of my college courses at UCSC in the early 1990s included discussions about North American indigenous trickster myths. The character took many shapes, including human (in many of the stories I read, the trickster was portrayed as a small animal or a humble peasant up again

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