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I'm a writer and creative director. I make things, collect books, write fiction and don't understand Zen. I'm Vegan.

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On Being A Vegan Foodie

With books like the Conscious Cook from Tal Ronnin, The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone and Veganomicon, Clean Start and others, Vegan food is sexier than ever.

Gone are the days of seeing Vegan eating as tasteless and bland.

The new Vegan cuisine is robust and satisfying. And, the books that are coming out are filled with dynamic and challenging recipes, bold flavors, creative executions of modern and classic recipes form every world cuisine.

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A Fantastic Green Running Shoe

I love this new shoe. The Brooks Green Silence is made from sustainable materials, it will break down in a landfill, it is light weight and based on review very comfortable.

Kudos to Brooks for this product development.

I’m off to find a place in town that carries them so I can try them on.

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Ten Zen Reads

While there are seemingly more and more books on Zen every day—so much so that Daido Loori called it a glut—there are books that shed great light on Zen.

These are the ones that have most inspired me and my thinking.

  1. Bringing the Sacred to Life by John Daido Loori
  2. The Treasury of the True Dharma Eye by Dogen
  3. The Eight Gates of Zen by John Daido Loori
  4. Moon in a Dewdrop by Dogen
  5. The Heart Sutra by Red Pine
  6. Path of Enlightenment by John Daido Loori
  7. Invoking Reality by John Daido Loori
  8. How To Cook Your Life by Dogen
  9. To Meet The Real Dragon bu Gudo Nishijima
  10. One Robe, One Bowl: The Zen Poetry of Ryokan