Studio8 - Uniting the Arts

I just read SooZen’s post on Facebook. Cecil has passed. My heart is heavy. *tears*

Please visit his Sunday Streams column below to read his beautiful, poetic philosophy.

for SooZen.

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I remember him as a staple at Arcanum as well as here. His writing always seemed to fly a little over my literalist head - but he seemed a generous soul, and was kind to me. A part of the landscape worn away by time.....

Yeah, as winddance asked if there was a way to unite the two sites, both judih and I actually tried to do that through the years. We posted links to AC here often, inviting people to participate. Cecil was one that took us up on it. He liked AC. Others also… mnaz used to post there regularly, for one (there were more). We also brought our Word Jams to AC with Joe’s permission, inviting both sites to the events. Those were great times.

Cecil was a wonderful human being! I loved him!! His Sunday Streams actually started at Litkicks, the site where many of our original members here first meant. Cecil was a bright light in this often troubled world. His poetry was divine, sacred, enlightening. His handle was “mtmynd” which is a spiritual concept. (Empty mind) He was a kind and warm person. Someone who I always wanted to meet in person. His wife, SooZen is also an accomplished writer and artist and I always hoped I could meet them together. Maybe one day I’ll still have the opportunity to meet her, but traveling alone gets more difficult for me as I age, so… I don’t know.

Mnaz (Mark) was lucky to have to pleasure of meeting Cecil (and SooZ). Hopefully he’ll pop in and tell a story or two about his visits with them in the southwest.

I'm kind of stunned by this news. Cecil and I had many long conversations, in person and by phone, going back awhile. We became friends after I first traveled to meet him and Soozen in 2004. The last time we spoke was when he called me in 2022 when I'd just come from a hiking trail. I will miss him.

I’m so sorry, Mark. I know you two were close.

Thanks Doreen