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  • Bioluminescence

    Camped by Bahía Concepción under a fullish moon, I rinse my hands in the water and sparks fly. Delight! Skimming handfuls of sand across the surface elicits underwater fireworks. Bioluminescence. Years ago in Florida, I noticed the same phenomenon. So I stripped and dove into the Atlantic. Every stroke was a miracle, light streaming from…

  • Essay #4: contortions

    Contort: [L contortus, pp of contorquere, fr. com- + torquere to twist – more at TORTURE]: to twist in a violent manner: to twist into a strained shape or expression syn see DEFORM. –Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary I have been doing Authentic Movement for about a year with a woman who has become my…