Issue 146


Find Issue #146, (Spring 2010) – “Family” of Communities Magazine here!

Second Family

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A mother responds to empty-nest syndrome by discovering her new family in community.


Together and Apart; Eden Within Eden

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Reviews of two great books on community living, one on life in a convent with surprising insights even for the most secular, and one on the history of utopian experiments in Oregon.


From Visions of Utopia to “The Many Faces of Community”

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Geoph Kozeny’s community documentary brings forth reflections on Hearthaven, discussions among neighbors and friends, and ultimately a new intergenerational family community.


Exploring Family

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What do Hopi Indians, John Keats, lost loves, intentional community, and family have in common? For better or worse, they’ve combined to befuddle, enlighten, dismay, and inspire our author.


Growing Family in Community

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Twelve-year-old Jibran has always lived with fuzzy boundaries between “family” and “community.” They became even fuzzier when he came home to discover his mom’s positive pee test.


Parenting in Community

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Though “baby having” had not been a consensus decision, a small community embraces a newborn, survives his infancy, and bonds like any other family: doing each other’s dishes, snuggling on the couch, and fighting over who gets a shower before the hot water runs out.


Nudging at Boundaries

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Easing themselves in and out of each other’s houses, yards, and chicken coops, members of White Hawk Ecovillage find traditional borders becoming more porous.


An Abundance of Dads

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Four very different father figures help guide a communitarian son into adulthood, as he combines distinctive traits of each.