When possible I combine my overlapping interests, but often I go off in different directions. In general I aim more for breadth - linking different things together - than for digging deeper and deeper into a narrower subject. I also have a blog (now very stagnant) and photo site (occasionally current).
In 1998 I retired early from a job as professor of legal studies and psychology at the University of Illinois at Springfield (formerly called Sangamon State University, a much more interesting place). Much of my academic work addresses the interconnections among psychology, law, and justice. Using a perspective building on anarchism and critical psychology, I'm especially concerned about mainstream psychology's support for an unjust status quo. The second edition of my co-edited book Critical Psychology: An Introduction was published in 2009.
My academic credentials, complete publication details, and related information are listed in my curriculum vita (pdf file).
Others: Folk dance instructor/performer (a very long time ago), camp counselor, high school equivalency instructor, Social Security claims representative, unemployment advocate, temp worker (clerical and other jobs), coder, messenger, embossing press operator (I really liked this one), emergency medical technician (ambulance attendant), editorial writer, teaching assistant, community college adjunct instructor, disability examiner, postdoc student, newspaper columnist, writer, photographer, webmaster, editor.
Brooklyn Region Administrative Vice-President. During my high school years, Young Judaea introduced me to social justice within a utopian socialist framework. I'm grateful for that, but my political views about Israel and Palestine have shifted pretty far since then.
Co-founder & initial coordinator of group of Americans planning to start a new kibbutz. I left Israel after five months with the group (my faction lost). Those who remained founded Kibbuz Ketura.
New Moon, Hard Rain, Boston Clamshell Alliance, Clams for Democracy, Coalition for Direct Action at Seabrook (CDAS) - Someday I'll try to write more about this.
My website's section on my time at UIS is out of date. UIS used to be called Sangamon State University; I've written about its mainstreaming and takeover by the University of Illinois.
Assorted food coops, ad-hoc environmental and anti-war groups.
Since 1998: back in Boston for the fifth time.
2010: back to Boston - in 2012-2013 in East Boston.
2013-2015: Wandering around the US and parts of Europe - Norway, Finland, the Baltic States, Berlin, Portugal, Spain. In between, back in East Boston.
2015 October - 2016 May - around the world from Budapest southward to Greece, Israel/UAE/Oman, Nepal, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Shangahi on way to Okinawa.
2016-2018: Mostly rotating through Boston, Atlanta, and Portland, Oregon.
My early retirement resulted from disability-related fatigue. As these things go my multiple sclerosis is mild, not visible, and not progressing. Ironically, I used to work for the Social Security Administration's disability program; the paper I later wrote about the politics of subjective disability evaluation is the most-visited page on this website. So far I've only written briefly about my experience on the other side.
I have three children from two marriages -- a 20-something daughter and two sons in their 40s. And two granddaughters!
No longer married, I'm back in the world of ethical non-monogamy. The terms polyamory and relationship anarchy are generally consistent with my evolving relationships. My 2001 essay about being a married anarchist needs an update.
I used to be a vegetarian, for a variety of moral, nutritional, ecological, political, and financial reasons. They're all good reasons, but I'm no longer a vegetarian.
Someday I'd like to abandon the Internet. Not yet.
I remain in transition. Always.
Intermittent academic work. Writing. Politics (recent focus: Israel/Palestine and Occupy Boston). Exploring alternative cultures designed to help me learn alternative ways of being.
And especially Photography (see interview).
For the past five years I've gone back and forth between wandering the US and abroad and returning to Boston. I continue to work on my various projects as best I can, while exploring new directions along the way.
Avram, Rie, and my granddaughters Airi and Maaya are back in Japan, this time in Okinawa.
Milo pursues a variety of pursuits while supporting himself in traditional struggling-artist fashion.
Emily create things, communes with her animals, and hangs out in the moment. You might find her on Facebook and similar places I hesitate to tread.