Co-Living: Accessible, Affordable, Accepting

01/09/2026

Why I’m Starting Marginalia on Substack

The Marginalia is a home for the in-between thoughts, the ideas that don’t arrive fully formed, the stories that reveal themselves while you’re working them out, and the observations you make when you’re paying attention instead of chasing certainty. It’s less about having the final answer and more about asking better questions....

The Marginalia is a home for the in-between thoughts, the ideas that don’t arrive fully formed, the stories that reveal themselves while you’re working them out, and the observations you make when …

10/23/2025

Boulder is brimming with creativity, yet too often that energy remains confined to silos — scattered studios, one-off events, and bursts of activity that fade without continuity. ArtLink Commons is a collaboration between Boulder Community Media and Distributive Creative, two 501(c)3 organizations. ArtLink is designed to complement, not compete with, existing resources....

Boulder is brimming with creativity, yet too often that energy remains confined to silos — scattered studios, one-off events, and bursts of activity that fade without continuity. ArtLink Commons is…

07/17/2025

Dogs or cats? I didn’t choose the cat life, the cat life chose me. Specifically, a fluffy Siberian Forest was wandering down Colfax Avenue in Denver like some kind of mystical furball hitchhiker. Siberian Forest Cats live up to their breed. Moon prefers watching life from on top of the world. Let me back up. Six months earlier, I’d climbed off my deathbed (yes, the actual kind with the dramatic lighting and everything), and apparently, the universe thought, “What this guy needs now is a four-legged enigma with a regal tail and zero regard for human schedules.”...

Dogs or cats? I didn’t choose the cat life, the cat life chose me. Specifically, a fluffy Siberian Forest was wandering down Colfax Avenue in Denver like some kind of mystical furball hitchhiker. S…

07/13/2025

When I was nearly swept away in the 1976 Big Thompson Flood, it wasn’t planning that saved me—it was luck, instinct, and a floating porta-potty.

Today, Texas is underwater again. Nature doesn’t care about predictions. But floods have a strange way of washing away the walls we build between each other—and reminding us what really matters.

My memoir, Views from Beyond Metropolis, tells that story and many others like it—moments when crisis revealed unexpected connections and the quiet power of human resilience. It’s also a guide for how we can start bridging the social, economic, and cultural divides before disaster forces us to.

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Every now and then, I seem to have a brush with death—not because I have a death wish, but maybe to remind myself to stay grateful that I’m still on the right side of the grass. The Bible is full o…

12/18/2020

Free Book Day! Get a copy of "True Stories of an Aging Do-gooder: How cohousing can bridge cultural divides"

True Stories of an Aging Do-Gooder: How cohousing can bridge cultural divides

11/27/2020

Here's a story about retro-fitting abandoned commercial property for lower cost housing.

One of the effects from the Year of the Pandemic has been an accelerated loss of retail businesses from our urban and suburban landscape. As discount and online stores grow in favor, demand for large retail chains likely will decrease and leave more commercial vacancies. While some top brands may mo...

11/26/2020

CyberMonday - Free ebook! Boulder Community Media (BCM) just published a book by Alan O'Hashi about cohousing being the nexus of racial justice and lower priced housing.
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True Stories of an Aging Do-Gooder: How cohousing can bridge cultural divides

05/18/2020

We're seeking sites, do you know about an abandoned big box store, old motel, apartment building, assisted living facility, group home, a small piece of land?

03/21/2020

Once community members start to form up, there are three basic steps that the group will make to get themselves organized: Feasibility, Budgeting, Design and Construction

What are the general steps to building the Boulder Co-living community? There will be people who get involved with various levels of interest ranging from the “Burning soul” advocates to the passiv…

03/18/2020

Sure, this project is more affordable than most in Boulder, but the reason we’re such big proponents of cohousing is because the community formed is a hedge against isolation and loneliness.

Cohousing communities and their residents are well equipped to deal with crisis situations, such as the current COVID-19 / Coronavirus prevention measures. One thing I’ve learned over the yea…