An article I wrote for the NY Times about a cross country trip with my teacher: When the Guru Calls Shotgun. Published May 2013. I’ll look for the photo of the back of Rinpoche’s head mentioned in the article and post later.

A personal essay in which I wonder: to eat meat or not to eat meat. Published in Shambhala Sun (now Lion’s Roar).

A cover article about how the White Plum sangha dealt with the death of Maizumi Roshi, published in Shambhala Sun (2004). I’m fascinated by what happens when leaders of communities leave, how that void is filled, how lineage is kept intact and transmitted. I spoke with some of Maizumi’s closest…

I was a food columnist for Tricycle Magazine for several years and also wrote a few features. Here is the collection.