Stories from Carmel-by-the-Sea and the Monterey Peninsula
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Turn-of-The-Century Feminist: Anne Martin
Anne Martin, an internationally respected suffragette and the first woman to run for the U.S. Senate was lured to Carmel in 1921…
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Aimee Slept Here?
The Jim Baker trial was a thoroughly entertaining media extravaganza that rivaled the most sensational trial in Los Angeles in the Roaring…
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Congnitive Linguistics & Esselen Language
Neural functions in the brain reflected in how coastal Esselen tribes communicated. In the COGLIN work of Prof. George Lakoff (UCB). Prof. Ivan…
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Faces Of The Divine Feminine
Beauty can take so many forms in the human face, features that one doesnt see everyday on TV & films. A woman’s…
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Murder By The Sea
The serene majesty of our coast was elegantly captured in the paintings of Mary DeNeal Morgan and Helen Smith. Especially enchanting are…
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John Thompson reviews Jack Kerouac’s Big Sur
Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) and other writers of the “Beat Movement” were drawn to Buddhist Teachings. Kerouac’s novels and essays often refer to…
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Henry Miller Comes to Big Sur
Until the Nazis invaded, Henry Miller was living an idyllic life in Greece. Returning to America, he saw himself as a refugee,…
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David Jacks Buys Monterey
Robert Louis Stevenson’s work for the “Monterey Californian” taught him a great deal about our area, and he decided to use that…
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Steinbeck’s Local Legacy
Steinbeck’s Local LegacyOf all the gifts John Steinbeck received throughout his life, the most significant was the illustrated book given to him…
