Back in 2018, I wrote a blog post about the story of my first ten-day vipassana meditation retreat. For those who haven’t already read it, I spent some time rewriting it, cleaning it up, creating a cover, and giving it a title because I think the story is worthy of the effort. It’s called Ten Days … Read more
After three years of writing, I recently released my second book, True Nature.The art isn’t finished—I could have kept working on it for years.But there comes a time when something grabs ahold of us and says,You’ve held onto this for way too long.It’s time to let it go. Please, for your own sanity. I told … Read more
Here’s the first chapter of True Nature, my latest book now available on Amazon and direct: [button title=”Buy Amazon” link=”https://amzn.to/3wl2D53″ new_tab=”yes”][button title=”Buy Direct” link=”https://thinkingwithdavid.com/true-nature-book” new_tab=”no”] Enjoy the read! Arrival Her eyes, like whirlpools, pull me into her. We kiss. I melt into her. Warm sensations flood my body as our lips touch. I run my … Read more
I’m excited to announce that my new book True Nature: The Wise Woman in Nepal and Searching the Himalayas for Enlightenment is now available for purchase! [button title=”Buy Amazon” link=”https://amzn.to/3wl2D53″ new_tab=”yes”][button title=”Buy Direct” link=”https://thinkingwithdavid.com/true-nature-book” new_tab=”no”] How to Buy You can buy the book on Amazon (ebook, paperback) or you can purchase directly from me by … Read more
A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. —George Orwell Society and the English language are in a bad spot, writes Orwell in his essay Politics … Read more
Repeat after me. PHASE I: Creation 1. Creativity flows from me easily and feeling stuck is temporary. I go through phases of creation and absorption. Each are necessary to the artistic process And I accept myself in either phase. I listen and observe, I speak and perform. Everything I do is art, And it flows … Read more
Note: I tried and failed to provide download links for Kindle (.mobi) and iBooks (.epub) files. This is a note to myself to possibly fix this in the future. Until then, enjoy the story below! Cheers. ——— The Color of Rain, a Short Story By David Smart I thought while staring across the empty streets … Read more
I had the wonderful opportunity to share yesterday evening with this book club of lovable ladies who have successfully read one book every month for the last twenty-five years, except November, and months when the book failed to meet their high standards. 🙂 I enjoyed laughing, listening and answering questions about trail life, the inner-journey … Read more
The day I received the first copy of a book that took me three years to write, I cried. But I didn’t cry from first glimpsing the book. Instead, I was brought to tears by writing this reflection. Writing this piece reminded me of where I came from, what it took to write this book, … Read more
Alrighty! I’m so excited to announce that my new book, The Trail Provides: A Boy’s Memoir of Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, is now available for purchase on Amazon in both digital and paperback formats! 05.01.19 Edit: The audiobook is now live too! It’s the story of my hike of the PCT back in 2015 and the … Read more