William J. Everett's Blog

Reflections on Writing, Woodworking, and Ethics

Mountains Go Naked

As the leaves completed their fall, this poem popped up — theological and ecological. Let me know what you hear.
Mountains go naked in winter,
wearing no leaves to hide their scars,
exposing the rocks to see the stars,
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Bluegrass at the Boston Roundtable

Last week I spent some time in the Boston area, where I helped lead Tom Porter’s seminar on Restorative Justice at Boston University School of Theology before moving on to Andover Newton Theological School, where I had a series of events introducing people to Red Clay, Blood River. Prof. Mark Burrows coordinated the events and [...]

  • About Red Clay Blood River

    Red Clay, Blood River is a story told by Earth about two brothers from Germany and an enslaved South African woman whose lives bind together America’s “Trail of Tears” and South Africa’s simultaneous “Great Trek” of 1838. Memories of their journeys through oppression, estrangement and reconciliation reverberate in the lives of three contemporary students brought together by their interests in ecology. Through their often difficult friendship and a surprising discovery they begin to unravel the mystery of their estrangements, struggles, and deep connections to each other and to the earth.

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  • Where to buy Red Clay Blood River

    Booklocker--also in ebook version (PDF)
    Amazon
    Amazon Kindle Version
    Barnes and Noble

    In South Africa at www.Loot.co.za and www.Kalahari.net

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