Named after my pioneering 1994 travel blog, Big World will introduce you to fascinating people immersed in the arts and sciences, and reflect on the personal challenges introduced by my new traveling companion: Parkinson's Disease.
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Plastic Fantastic Lovers
A longer post than usual, but stick with it…
A small fraction of Richard and Judith’s beach plastic collection / © Jeff Greenwald
Almost exactly 15 years ago, I published a story in Smithsonian about a remarkable artist couple I’d encount...
Play Time
Last week, four friends and I went to see Toy Story 5 at the beautiful Grand Lake Theater in Oakland (with which I share a birthday). It was six dollar Tuesday, and we couldn’t resist the bargain. It’s hard to believe that the first Toy Sto...
The Inner Light
Last week’s psychedelic therapy journey was both more and less than I’d hoped for. Less in the sense that I had hoped to enter that well-documented realm of universal love, a place where I could plainly see that everything — including you,...
Well Read
As many of you know, I’ve long been a subscriber to the “Making Sense” podcast with Sam Harris. Whether you agree with his politics or not, Sam’s always been an articulate prodigy. I was first introduced to his work in the late-1980s at a p...
The Day the Universe Tweaked
Desktop screenshot, May 2026 - West Marin photo © Steven Brock
At approximately 8:30 on the morning of May 4, 2026, I ceased to exist.
The morning had begun with a simulacrum of normalcy. I threw off the bed covers, moved into the living...
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I'm an Oakland, CA-based photojournalist, author, and sometime stage performer. My seven books include Shopping for Buddhas, The Size of the World, and 108 Beloved Objects.
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