Digital Potlatch
Why a Digital Potlatch?
The name comes from a northwest Native American tradition whereby great honor and cultural status accrued to those who gave the most away at large celebrations called potlatches. The host might actually impoverish himself by giving away everything he owned. (Deeming such generosity to be dangerous to the state, the Canadian government even outlawed the practice for a time.)
In a similar vein, I decided to give away tons of previously published material here at FarrFeed in my own digital potlatch. Whenever you see this icon, it means you’re reading another potlatch gift, a piece of my life’s work—not just blog posts, but carefully selected book chapters, newspaper columns, and the like. Taken as a whole, my version of a portfolio of past work.
Digital Potlatch Sources
• Sequential chapters from my book, BUFFALO LIGHTS: Maryland to New Mexico, featuring color photos not available in the paperback version.
• GRACK! Web columns about life in New Mexico, originally published at Applelinks.com and JHFarr.com.
• Print columns written for Horse Fly, an alternative monthly news and cultural publication here in Taos.
• Outstanding selections from the blog called “FarrFeed Classics.”
• Farr Site Web columns about Macs, culture, and current events, originally published at Applelinks.com.
Latest Books
Much of the material in my first two books comes from the above sources as well. Just visit the sidebar, the menu bar at the top of the page, or Zoo Pilot Publishing to learn more. One of them is free.
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