"There was a demon that lived in the air. They said whoever challenged him would die. Their controls would freeze up, their planes would buffet wildly, and they would disintegrate. The demon lived

Below is one of my accounts of my sabbatical in SE Asia, learning an teaching freediving. It was a trip that consumed my consciousness for 5 years. I can't tell you how gratifying it was to address my

I pride myself in having good ideas (and bad ones) and sharing them with people for no charge. Think of it as my public service to the creative world. You are welcome.  Feel free to use and share.

My apologies for the last crappy post. I was half-asleep and jetlagged. I had the wrong title,and failed to mention that this was originally published in Hana Hou magazine in July. I did write

Four miles off the South Kona coast, bobbing on the surface in five thousand feet of water, we find what we’re looking for: a nine-hundred-pound metal ball moored to the seafloor. Ace backs off on

The internet has always been a scary place. Maybe two decades ago, your digital profile might have been minimal. Email and text, maybe a blog. Now, most of us live an incredible proportion of our lives

Are you skeptical but amazed at the growth of crypto currencies like Bitcoin? Me too!   I’d like to share my impression of the “crypto currency ecosystem” in simple terms backed by my own opinion

Humankind’s ascent into divinity had some hiccups for the new gods. Ascended or not, living beings never do well in the vacuum of space.  (sadface) Hello again, friends! This is Part 3 of Divine

Well, some folks just weren't buying it! Welcome, pilgrim! Check Pt. 1 of my serial novel for the story from the beginning.  And no offense to your faith, this is fiction. _______________

Why not Brazilian Jujitsu?  Boxing?  Karate?  I like the practice and philosophy of these, but it seems like there is an endpoint. Black belt, black belt instructor probably after 10 years,

Apparently, it was only a matter of time before mankind ascended into divinity.  It turns out, however, that process was more complicated than difficult. It didn’t help that the first humans

It’s hard for me to tell you how excited I am about right now.   We are living in a time of change that is unprecedented.  Some eras are marked by gradual shifts; trends that take

Three and a half miles mauka from Kona International Airport, I park on the roadside at the edge of a dryland forest reserve and am greeted by Richard Stevens. He is fit, cheerful and dressed in several

**“You can eat that?” ** David Bruce Leonard is holding a sprig of sow’s thistle in front of my nose. We are in a field of weeds, not a single familiar plant in sight. “It’s medicinal, too. Helps digestion.”

**“You can eat that?” ** David Bruce Leonard is holding a sprig of sow’s thistle in front of my nose. We are in a field of weeds, not a single familiar plant in sight. “It’s medicinal, too. Helps digestion.”

“You can eat that?” David Bruce Leonard is holding a sprig of sow’s thistle in front of my nose. We are in a field of weeds, not a single familiar plant in sight. “It’s medicinal, too. Helps digestion.”

“You can eat that?” David Bruce Leonard is holding a sprig of sow’s thistle in front of my nose. We are in a field of weeds, not a single familiar plant in sight. “It’s medicinal, too. Helps digestion.”

Why is introducing yourself so awkward? I guess it’s hard to talk about myself without bragging. I suppose I’ve done a lot of cool stuff, but what I really want is to show you and the Steem.it community

Four kids are taking turns rubbing sticks together. They’re trying to make fire, and they’re pretty close. In the lee of a patch of banana trees they kneel in a circle, twisting a stick between their hands