Awakening Curry Buckle - Softcover

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I am the son of a small-town newspaper editor. When young, I watched a mob of local citizens lynch and burn an effigy of my father from our front yard elm tree. My parents, however, refused to be run out of town. This is the predicament of the narrator's--Darwin Bownes'--family, and this kind of perseverance in the face of ignorance makes Curry and Darwin my kind of people.

I like islanders…mostly. By geography and by choice they stand apart from trendiness and cheap values. Having discrete boundaries encourages a sense of community, caring for each other, caring for the ecosystem they are a part of. I’ve explored dozensâ€"perhaps hundredsâ€"of Pacific Northwest islands, mostly by kayak. Whether or not currently inhabited, they all have their histories.

And I’m intrigued by the deep genius that bubbles up in those who have prepared themselves for it, whether in the fields of science, the arts, business, athletics, or spiritual realization. Besides writing, my daily regimen, for twenty-five years, has included daily practice of raja yoga. My particular fascination is with the fabled golden-age civilizations pre-dating recorded history, whose highest teachings, I can’t help but think, are re-emerging after a long dark age.

I am a raging optimist.

Michael Donnelly
Poulsbo, WA