Inkberry Books: May 7, 2026, at 7 p.m. 

The Mystic As Everyman, and most recently Just Trust Life: A Journey with Teilhard de Chardin. She will read from her memoir Just Trust Life on Thursday, May 7.

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Inkberry Books: May 23rd at 7:00 PM

insistence. He simply couldn't get past the fear. He was still shaken to his core.

Just before the pandemic hit, he returned to Colorado from an attempt at an unclimbed peak in the high Himalaya that was supposed to be to be his magnum opus--the ultimate object lesson for his young, twin sons on the power of dreams, even in the face of the uncertainty and grief carried by his recent leukemia diagnosis: "This is how to live your best life, despite the difficulties," he wanted to show them. But it turns out the supposed lesson was lost to circumstance.

The risks Jason had chosen in the mountains over years of climbing turned out to be comparatively safe when compared to the risks of COVID and cancer coming into confluence, and people with his disease began to die at alarming rates. By shrinking their worlds down, he thought his was protecting his wife and children from the despair they would feel should they be the ones to infect, and potentially kill, him.

Jason had long been used to asking himself, "How much risk is too much?" but now, as he watched his wife and children pay the costs of keeping him safe, afraid to be around others, afraid to venture out, he found himself asking a different question: "How little risk is too little?"

(www.shortguysbetaworks.com) as he, his wife, Kristina, and his twin sons, Connor and Kade, tramp amongst the peaks near their home in Colorado.

Niwot resident Jim Ringel writes the Lama Rinzen mysteries--a series of crime mysteries wrapped inside Buddhist mysteries. Jim practices zen, skis, hikes, bikes, and visits brew pubs throughout Colorado seeking the Buddha in everyday life.

Inkberry Books: May 29th at 7:00 PM

and consequence. As Fred is pulled into the investigation, he finds himself revisiting the cases that shaped him, the compromises that haunted him, and the justice he thought he understood. A novel that blurs the line between fiction and lived experience, this is a story of a man forced to confront not only a crime--but the cost of a career spent in the umbra of the law.

practicing law in Boulder, primarily as a criminal defense attorney.
Fly fishing became his refuge from the demands of the courtroom. What began as a short story inspired by time on the water gradually evolved, as memories from his decades in the criminal justice system surfaced and wove themselves into the narrative. Writing the book became not only a creative pursuit, but also a meaningful way to process those experiences.

He is currently at work on his second novel.

Niwot resident Jim Ringel writes the Lama Rinzen mysteries--a series of crime mysteries wrapped inside Buddhist mysteries. Jim practices zen, skis, hikes, bikes, and visits brew pubs throughout Colorado seeking the Buddha in everyday life.