In these 13 stories I am at home in New York at different stages in my life, and I am away studying, teaching and traveling in Europe, Nepal, India, North Africa. The earliest stories begin in my 20's: late 1960's, in former Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia; in New York City, and in New York's Hudson Valley. They continue in journeys to Nepal, India, Sicily, Morocco and Spain. The stories were written at the time they occurred or completed years later with the help of personal journals and recorded interviews.

"A beautiful memoir of a life of movement, meticulously observed."  -- Jonathan Fox, co-founder of Playback Theatre

"Clorfeine's appreciation for the fullness of experience...is breath-taking." -- Parabola, A journal of myth, tradition and the search for meaning.

Steve Clofeine is the author of 6 poetry collections and a non-fiction book, 'In the Valley of the Gods: Journals of an American Buddhist in Nepal.'

Book category: travel, memoir, non-fiction

Steve Clorfeine has been teaching, performing, and writing since 1974. He is one of the founding arts faculty at Naropa University in Colorado. He was on the faculty and directed the Experimental Studies Dep't at SUNY New Paltz and was an adjunct in the Philosophy Department.

His early performance work was commissioned by many venues in NY State. During that time he was a member of Meredith Monk's company, performing throughout Europe and the U.S. and concurrently, a member of Ping Chong's company.

Since 1989 he's been teaching theater/improvisation workshops throughout Western Europe, Greece and Morocco.

After co-directing Naropa University's Study Abroad Program in Nepal, Steve began teaching theater in Nepal and India. He received Cultural Envoy grants from the U.S. State Department for extended performance work in Calcutta and in Kathmandu.

His non-fiction book on Nepal was published by Station Hill Press and 3 of his 6 poetry collections were published by Codhill Press (2007-14). He offers writing workshops in libraries, and in high schools as an guest artist-in-residence. He is the recipient of several Poets and Writers grants and a NY Foundation for the Arts fellowship. Steve also hosts a bi-monthly writing workshop that began in 2005 and is currently on Zoom.

www.steveclorfeine.com