Multimedia
Interview for a Literature Podcast
In July 2021, New York-based performance poet Jane Spokenword interviewed me on the topics of writing and shamanism for the WordCityLit podcast.
TED-Ed: The Myth of the Stolen Eyeballs
A legend from the Amazonian tribe I sojourned with in the '90s, the Siekopai, on the importance of respecting nature. See the video on YouTube or on TED-Ed. Gratitude to Celestino Piaguaje for telling the story in 1997, Miguel Payaguaje for telling it in 2018, Jonathon Miller Weisberger for recording Miguel's version and helping me translate it, and the TED-Ed team for transforming it into a beautiful video.
TEDx: Dreaming of Health
The talk I gave at TEDx Wyandotte in 2018 on the topic of ayahuasca healing, including the details of a particular experience and the lessons it taught me.
People of the Ecuadorian Rainforest
A 2019 presentation I gave at Kansas City Kansas Community College on the past and present of the Waorani, Sapara, and Siekopai people.
Sounds 1: Bandcamp
Sounds 2: SoundCloud
Sounds 3: My Radio Show
Music and literature in collaboration with poet/editor Raymond Soulard.
Images on DeviantArt
Some experiments with Midjourney and Dall-E, AI-powered image generators, are here.