Leah LaxamanaMay 315 minGetting to Know My(self &) Neighbors, Part 2Part 2: Faithful Fool Leah Laxamana spent APA Heritage Month reflecting on her heritage and getting to know her Tenderloin neighbors.
Leah LaxamanaMay 276 minGetting to Know My(self &) Neighbors, Part 1Faithful Fool Leah Laxamana spent Asian Pacific Heritage Month reflecting on her heritage and getting to know her Tenderloin neighbors.
Jesse JohnsonApr 283 minHow I Came to Know the Faithful Fools: Part 1 – KayOur beloved friend and Tenderloin poet Jesse Johnson shares how he has gotten to know Kay and Faithful Fools
Silena LayneApr 262 minAn Overdue Welcome to our First African American Supreme Court Justice, The Honorable Ketanji BrownFaithful Fool Silena Layne expresses the significance of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to be on the Supreme Court in her life.
UC Berkeley Alternative Breaks ProgramApr 152 minReflections on a Week in the TenderloinFaithful Fools hosted UC Berkeley students for a week of immersion in the Tenderloin. Learn their thoughts on their experience.
Leah LaxamanaMar 293 minThe Women of My Herstory Get to know some of the women who have shaped the life of Faithful Fool, Leah Laxamana.
Silena LayneFeb 283 minHow to Make a Dollar Out of 15 Cents Black History Budgeting: How to Make a Dollar Out of 15 Cents
Silena LayneFeb 103 minBold, Brilliant and Beautiful"Women have always been the beacon of light that kept me on and redirected back to the right path when I strayed..."
Silena LayneFeb 22 minBlack History to MeToday is the first day of Black History Month and we share with you what it means to Faithful Fool, Silena Layne.
faithfulfoolsDec 23, 20214 minOne More Deep Breath Before . . . Tomorrow, there will be proof positive. Tomorrow, there will be just a little more daylight . . . there will be an ever-so-subtle knowing...
Linda ChrismanDec 22, 20213 minDeeply. Quietly. Reflection on the Dark.It’s all too easy to romanticize the dark as I sit warm and dry in my beautiful comfortable home gazing out at the redwood tree dancing...
Carmen BarsodyDec 21, 20212 minThis Little Light of OursRemembering our traditional solstice gatherings, may we soon gather again in person. A table sits in the middle of the room filled with...
Sam DennisonDec 20, 20213 minIn this Moment of Quiet on Solstice EveToday is the second day of Solstice. Everything is quiet. Shall we tell ourselves a little story about a quiet winter evening like this...
Sam DennisonDec 19, 20211 minA Pause (courtesy of Kay Jorgensen and Ezra Pound)Let's say this poem together And the days are not full enough (take a deep breath) And the nights are not full enough (take another deep...
faithfulfoolsDec 18, 20212 minThe Five Days of SolsticeOn December 21st at 7:58 AM (if you are in the Pacific time zone), the northern most tip of the earth will be tilted far away from the...
faithfulfoolsDec 1, 20213 min'Tis the season . . . hibernation and dreamingThe year 2021 is coming to a close. The sun is lower in the sky. The northern axis of the earth is tilted away from the sun. For those of...
Silena Layne & Sam DennisonNov 11, 20212 minReflections on Gratitude and AcknowledgementNovember immediately pops into our mind as the month to celebrate gratitude and thanksgiving. Thanksgiving, as a US holiday, is...
faithfulfoolsNov 4, 20211 minThis is the hard part of lovingWe awoke this morning to the news that a dear, dear friend of ours died last night. In our neighborhood and in our community,...
faithfulfoolsOct 7, 20212 minThrowback Thursday: Carmen on the CaminoThree years ago, Carmen Barsody (co-founder of Faithful Fools) was walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Over the course of 42 days,...