1. Blog: star-gazing

    In a world where what matters most to me can be torn asunder in moments, seeing an old friend right where I remember her gives me reason to smile.

  2. Poem: torn in half : memory so fragile, I remember only our smiles.

  3. “Don’t forsake the best of your life today for fear of missing even better tomorrow; say yes to now, and change with life’s changes.” མི་ལ ✪

  4. Blog: Tiny Dancer

    a fun little clip of a friend dancing to a street drummer

  5. Blog: 3 reflections

    Madeline in the mirror, answering her unspoken questions…

  6. “I like for you to be still: it is as though you were absent,
    distant and full of sorrow as though you had died.
    One word then, one smile, is enough.
    And I am happy, happy that it’s not true.” "Me Gustas Cuando Callas" - Pablo Neruda (tr. W.S. Merwin) ✪

  7. Poem: tonight, I am undone : …I’ve never wanted hate, but it feels easier, frightened by the size of me…

  8. Blog: Spark & Spectacle

    For every word I write, there are a thousand more unwritten.

Mila (Jacob Stetser)

Mila is a writer, photographer, poet & technologist.

He shares here his thoughts on Buddhism, living compassionately, social media, building community,
& anything else that interests him.

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