THREADS I FOLLOW WHEN WRITING:
1. My own experience and family
2. The Blackfeet — not other tribes or generic “Indians”
3. Leaving Enlightenment-based thought to explore embodiment
4. Criticism of institutional religion
5. Sources of theatre and other arts like writing, ritual. festival
6. Political thought and structure, including small towns, cities, rural, pastoral, “wilderness”, and reservations.
7. Some specific youth demographics
I’m aware that some people are reacting to my stories about the past as though they were simply nostalgia. That’s okay but not quite the point.