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The lives of stones (updated)

Stones are as animate as any other lifeform. They vibrate at a qualitatively different frequency than much of what many people think of as animate and, under natural circumstances, may be far more long-lived. I’ve learned about stones living on … Continue reading

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Animal dreams

Human Cat When David and I came to Hawai’i from Oregon in March 1995 for a 1-year university sabbatical, we left behind our 15-year-old black cat, Pearl. Friends were staying at our home while we were away, and we knew … Continue reading

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Feline IMing

When our cat Bonnie was young, she’d periodically disappear into the wooded gulch behind our house in Hawai’i and be gone anywhere from a few days to a month or more. We called this “going holoholo,” a phrase people in … Continue reading

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Amazing Grace: A spider’s story

When newcomers to Hawai’i, my husband, David, and I lived on the slopes of the dormant volcano Hualalai in Kona. We were fortunate to find a little rental house at the end of a dead-end street and adjacent to a … Continue reading

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The Man in the Red Car

For m ROSE I was seven months pregnant — we were heading into town for my monthly doctor’s visit — when we first saw the man in the red car. It was on the Harpole Road, near the lone twisted … Continue reading

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The Dare

Frank and Ellen met when both were on the rebound. Ellen didn’t want to be involved with anyone for a while and told Frank so, right away, even though they’d just met. It was a heady way to start out, … Continue reading

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