Posts by Robert Starkey

The evening of October 8, 2017, was no different than any other evening. I had already drifted into the twilight level of sleep when the sound of three large clay pots crashing onto the front porch jolted me back into full consciousness. I was unable to imagine what had happened until I opened the front…

Gemütlichkeit is the best word I can find to describe my home. I have to go to a foreign language to properly describe what contemporary American culture is in the process of decimating in the same manner in which it has relegated many species to the edge of extinction. The house hunters come at people’s…

Today marks the seven month anniversary of the October wildfires. It is significant in that it also marks the beginning of the long dry hot summer season when the grasses begin to turn the golden brown that California is known for. The green grass provided a beautiful contrast to the black ash from the fires.…