It’s Not Bad News. Simply, it’s news. In the long run I think it will be great thing. Emphatically, we are making the right decision. Nick Halverson and I, after much thought and discussion, have decided to cancel our upcoming summer retreat. Our first retreat exceeded all expectations. A huge success, each attendee thrived andContinue Reading The Best is Yet to Come

Underneath the San Buenas Sky By Ezekiel Tyrus On March 7, 2017, a 3-quarters moon shone as bright as a recently-installed LED light. Rural Costa Rica is typically black as midnight by 7:30 PM and a flashlight is a necessity depending on where and how far you must walk. There are street lights but fewContinue Reading Underneath the San Buenas Sky

It’s called the Urban Scowl for men and Resting Bitch Face for women. Surely, my female friends would argue this is not fair. That it ought to be RBF for everybody or Urban Scowl for both genders. And my more ‘Snowflake-y’ friends would get upset assuming RBF is sexist and the other phrase must beContinue Reading Simple Life in San Buenas Soothes Complicated Soul

  Sitting on a bench in front of Cafe’ Rey Market, and thinking this has the flavor of a general store in the Old American South, or even Old Floirda. Incredibly hot and the road is dirt. Chickens walk by freely. Down the street you can hear cows mooing. And dogs, dogs everywhere. You assumeContinue Reading Cafe’ Rey Market: The Cultural Hub of Downtown San Buenas

The Writers’ Retreat of San Buenas is for writers. Twice I’ve been asked by prospective attendees if people actually did any writing at our retreat. In retrospect we posted dozens of pictures on Facebook of our retreat attendees eating good-healthy food, enjoying each other’s company, frolicking at the beach and pool, watching movies, etc, but posted few ofContinue Reading Happiness plus San Buenas equals Your Best Writing

There are so many things I’d love to say if I were able to confront myself as a young man. Of the many statements in this ever-growing list, I’d first like to advise, “Attempt to create events you are not 100% certain you can create. This is exactly why you should attempt to create saidContinue Reading The Greatest Week of My Life, Thank You.

There’s no explanation for it. Nothing in my past to suggest this would happen. My rather large extended family has been having a tough time grasping the concept but I’m at my absolute happiest living in a village in rural Costa Rica. Spent several hours yesterday preparing my workshops for the upcoming retreat at TheContinue Reading A Walk Through My Neighborhood in San Buenas

Still within the first two weeks of 2017. Therefore I’m able to wish one Happy New Year every day till the very last day of the first month. I do believe that’s how it works though I really don’t know what the protocol is. But regardless, Happy New Year!! Are you as excited as IContinue Reading Ezekiel Tyrus’ Just Shut Up and Write Daily Workshop

“People don’t take trips, trips take people.” – John Steinbeck. The excitement. Oh, my God, -the excitement. It’s like a scent, something palpable like a presence in an empty room, the immediate warmth that overcomes you thinking about a beloved family member or old friend no longer with us. Not the fidgety, restless excitement ofContinue Reading People Don’t Take Trips, Trips Take People

The Spanish word for smile is sonrisa, a word I love because it reminds me of sunrise, an incredible metaphor for both. Is a smile like a sunrise or is a sunrise like a smile? (That’s a simile, I know.) (A word I also love because it looks similar to smile.) I awoke a fewContinue Reading The Spanish Word for Smile Sounds Like Sunrise