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Fool's Compass

English - Travel, India, Leaps Of Faith
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Fool's Compass · 1Y ago

Bad reputation

The true Indian tales of Fool's Compass are leaving the blogosphere and hitting the stage! I'm sharing stories that have never even appeared in this blog at Previously Secret Information, the original storytelling series hosted by the incomparable San Francisco comedian Joe Klocek. Mark your calenda
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Fool's Compass · 1Y ago

Lady Business in the press!

My all-female improv troupe Lady Business got a wonderful review in Sacramento Press! "Taking subject matter from the audience, the girls had the whole audience rolling, portraying everything from insecure rats to competitive cats to a disenchanted witch-turned-esthetician."Click here to read the wh
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Fool's Compass · 2Y ago

They're in Hawaii, too

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Fool's Compass · 2Y ago

An open letter to my omnivorous friends

Hi. This is not an easy letter for me to write. That's probably why I'm putting it on my blog, instead of sending it to you directly. I have gone to great lengths in my life to avoid being a preachy vegan. I hate to make people feel defensive, so I often find myself encouraging friends at the dinner
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Fool's Compass · 2Y ago

Manuscript Monday: The dragonflies

This will be the last Manuscript Monday for a little while. I am changing directions, both geographically and in my writing. After three months of working on a non-fiction account of my experiences in India, I have realized the story I want to tell is better conveyed in fiction. The new year will b
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Fool's Compass · 2Y ago

My spoon is just the right size, thank you

This morning I was meditating - sitting quietly with my eyes closed, running through my usual FAQs for the Great Universal Whatchamacallit. Questions like: "What the hell do you want from me?" and "How can I get out of my own way to achieve it?"I was hoping for holy light and the clear voice of divi
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Fool's Compass · 2Y ago

Manuscript Monday: Buy! Buy! Buy!

I met a Swedish woman named Johanna on the train to Goa and she invited me stay in her vacation cottage in Anjuna. I'd been feeling lonely in Mumbai, so I happily agreed, even though I'd originally planned to skip Anjuna, a town known primarily for a nearly extinct rave scene and a huge weekly flea
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Fool's Compass · 2Y ago

Real-life Job Conversations: Part 3

Today's RLJC took place entirely inside my head. (What? You don't talk to yourself when you're bored?) I was in a local Raley's, trying to distribute little cups of off-brand breakfast cereal. People don't get excited about real Corn Chex, so you can imagine how thrilled they were about this knock-o
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Fool's Compass · 2Y ago

Manuscript Monday: Culture goggles and beer shock

I arrived in India without a social compass. It took a long time to find a balance between the public briskness of India and the instant familial closeness of the Indians who chose to befriend me. If I smiled at my fellow pedestrians, I'd be met with hard stares. If I managed to bridge the gap to
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Fool's Compass · 2Y ago

Huzzah!

I finished writing about my first visit to Mumbai a few minutes ago. This feels like a victory because my India book has been moving so much slower than I initially hoped it would. Writing about my first week in India was like taking a road trip across the southern U.S. For awhile you zip through st
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