William George Paul
@willipaul.bsky.social
Village maker, poet, storyteller, resilience man.
"The RCN Village Credit Union"
A Resilient Communities Network Story
The first step was a visit to the local RCN Village Credit Union, a small building that wore its values like a badge. “We’re here for a short-term loan for a tiny house,” Sally explained....
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A Resilient Communities Network Story
The first step was a visit to the local RCN Village Credit Union, a small building that wore its values like a badge. “We’re here for a short-term loan for a tiny house,” Sally explained....
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January 10, 2026 at 6:16 PM
"The RCN Village Credit Union"
A Resilient Communities Network Story
The first step was a visit to the local RCN Village Credit Union, a small building that wore its values like a badge. “We’re here for a short-term loan for a tiny house,” Sally explained....
resilientcommunities.network
A Resilient Communities Network Story
The first step was a visit to the local RCN Village Credit Union, a small building that wore its values like a badge. “We’re here for a short-term loan for a tiny house,” Sally explained....
resilientcommunities.network
"Maeve's Tower"
Diamonds around her neck
flowers in her eyes
fate floating in her heart
a life journey coming on.
www.planetshifter.com
Diamonds around her neck
flowers in her eyes
fate floating in her heart
a life journey coming on.
www.planetshifter.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"Maeve's Tower"
Diamonds around her neck
flowers in her eyes
fate floating in her heart
a life journey coming on.
www.planetshifter.com
Diamonds around her neck
flowers in her eyes
fate floating in her heart
a life journey coming on.
www.planetshifter.com
"Getting Right with the Virus"
We don't want to aggravate the virus. Fight back in a conscious way. Stressing ourselves is only playing into the scheme of the Virus. Take numerous 15 minute breaks, Vitamin C and green tea with honey. Stay out of the cold. Bam!
We don't want to aggravate the virus. Fight back in a conscious way. Stressing ourselves is only playing into the scheme of the Virus. Take numerous 15 minute breaks, Vitamin C and green tea with honey. Stay out of the cold. Bam!
January 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
"Getting Right with the Virus"
We don't want to aggravate the virus. Fight back in a conscious way. Stressing ourselves is only playing into the scheme of the Virus. Take numerous 15 minute breaks, Vitamin C and green tea with honey. Stay out of the cold. Bam!
We don't want to aggravate the virus. Fight back in a conscious way. Stressing ourselves is only playing into the scheme of the Virus. Take numerous 15 minute breaks, Vitamin C and green tea with honey. Stay out of the cold. Bam!
don't have anything on my mind today (except
the virus, resilientcommunities.network, medical follow-ups, a cold house, the shooting in MPLS, and Greenland). what's on your mind?
the virus, resilientcommunities.network, medical follow-ups, a cold house, the shooting in MPLS, and Greenland). what's on your mind?
January 8, 2026 at 3:51 PM
don't have anything on my mind today (except
the virus, resilientcommunities.network, medical follow-ups, a cold house, the shooting in MPLS, and Greenland). what's on your mind?
the virus, resilientcommunities.network, medical follow-ups, a cold house, the shooting in MPLS, and Greenland). what's on your mind?
“South Seas Permie Village”
For three days he raged at the empty horizon. On the fourth, he began to observe. Contour lines on the hills. Prevailing winds. The way rain slid off broad leaves and pooled at the roots. He sketched. Even solitude felt like community.
For three days he raged at the empty horizon. On the fourth, he began to observe. Contour lines on the hills. Prevailing winds. The way rain slid off broad leaves and pooled at the roots. He sketched. Even solitude felt like community.
January 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
“South Seas Permie Village”
For three days he raged at the empty horizon. On the fourth, he began to observe. Contour lines on the hills. Prevailing winds. The way rain slid off broad leaves and pooled at the roots. He sketched. Even solitude felt like community.
For three days he raged at the empty horizon. On the fourth, he began to observe. Contour lines on the hills. Prevailing winds. The way rain slid off broad leaves and pooled at the roots. He sketched. Even solitude felt like community.
"tiredly scrounging"
mistrustful of the old order
power corrupts
might makes right
scrounging in the new order
for truth, for companionship,
for the non-digitized, for Nature.
mistrustful of the old order
power corrupts
might makes right
scrounging in the new order
for truth, for companionship,
for the non-digitized, for Nature.
January 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
"tiredly scrounging"
mistrustful of the old order
power corrupts
might makes right
scrounging in the new order
for truth, for companionship,
for the non-digitized, for Nature.
mistrustful of the old order
power corrupts
might makes right
scrounging in the new order
for truth, for companionship,
for the non-digitized, for Nature.
baby baby (lyrics)
hey baby
you are the agenda
route 69
the wild call
hey baby
crawl on my skin
tie me down baby
launch the boat baby baby
blow my brains out
launch the spaceship
baby baby
nail that wood
set the sails
you are dial
way on up
baby baby
hey baby
you are the agenda
route 69
the wild call
hey baby
crawl on my skin
tie me down baby
launch the boat baby baby
blow my brains out
launch the spaceship
baby baby
nail that wood
set the sails
you are dial
way on up
baby baby
January 6, 2026 at 10:31 PM
baby baby (lyrics)
hey baby
you are the agenda
route 69
the wild call
hey baby
crawl on my skin
tie me down baby
launch the boat baby baby
blow my brains out
launch the spaceship
baby baby
nail that wood
set the sails
you are dial
way on up
baby baby
hey baby
you are the agenda
route 69
the wild call
hey baby
crawl on my skin
tie me down baby
launch the boat baby baby
blow my brains out
launch the spaceship
baby baby
nail that wood
set the sails
you are dial
way on up
baby baby
Fall on me
I am your shoulder
Sit on me
I am your chair
Laugh at me
I am the joke
Fall on Me
Pretend you are me
Fall on me
I am your shoulder
Sit on me
I am your chair
Laugh at me
I am the joke
Fall on Me
Pretend you are me
Fall on me
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Fall on me
I am your shoulder
Sit on me
I am your chair
Laugh at me
I am the joke
Fall on Me
Pretend you are me
Fall on me
I am your shoulder
Sit on me
I am your chair
Laugh at me
I am the joke
Fall on Me
Pretend you are me
Fall on me
Motion Heat
Skin to skin, a warmth that holds
While metal veins hum through winter's cold
The sun's fierce kiss on summer streets
Words that spark when tempers meet
Concrete burns beneath bare feet
And desert winds refuse retreat
Heat rises, falls, and stirs the air
A force of life found everywhere
Skin to skin, a warmth that holds
While metal veins hum through winter's cold
The sun's fierce kiss on summer streets
Words that spark when tempers meet
Concrete burns beneath bare feet
And desert winds refuse retreat
Heat rises, falls, and stirs the air
A force of life found everywhere
January 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Motion Heat
Skin to skin, a warmth that holds
While metal veins hum through winter's cold
The sun's fierce kiss on summer streets
Words that spark when tempers meet
Concrete burns beneath bare feet
And desert winds refuse retreat
Heat rises, falls, and stirs the air
A force of life found everywhere
Skin to skin, a warmth that holds
While metal veins hum through winter's cold
The sun's fierce kiss on summer streets
Words that spark when tempers meet
Concrete burns beneath bare feet
And desert winds refuse retreat
Heat rises, falls, and stirs the air
A force of life found everywhere
"the streaming lullaby"
soaps, cop shows, divorce courts, cell phones, burning buildings, deep dish, bad kissers, emergency rooms, pistols, peacock, downloads, disposable edutainment +, American dream.
soaps, cop shows, divorce courts, cell phones, burning buildings, deep dish, bad kissers, emergency rooms, pistols, peacock, downloads, disposable edutainment +, American dream.
January 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"the streaming lullaby"
soaps, cop shows, divorce courts, cell phones, burning buildings, deep dish, bad kissers, emergency rooms, pistols, peacock, downloads, disposable edutainment +, American dream.
soaps, cop shows, divorce courts, cell phones, burning buildings, deep dish, bad kissers, emergency rooms, pistols, peacock, downloads, disposable edutainment +, American dream.
"The Dark Side of the Sun"
God forgive them
for they have touched the fire
and called it home.
www.planetshifter.com/pdf/blended....
God forgive them
for they have touched the fire
and called it home.
www.planetshifter.com/pdf/blended....
January 3, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"The Dark Side of the Sun"
God forgive them
for they have touched the fire
and called it home.
www.planetshifter.com/pdf/blended....
God forgive them
for they have touched the fire
and called it home.
www.planetshifter.com/pdf/blended....
"The Myth of the Living Village"
Long ago, the Village was not a place but a heartbeat. It lived wherever people gathered to share water, wisdom, or warmth around a common fire. But as great storms came and seasons grew uncertain, the people drifted apart.
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Long ago, the Village was not a place but a heartbeat. It lived wherever people gathered to share water, wisdom, or warmth around a common fire. But as great storms came and seasons grew uncertain, the people drifted apart.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:37 PM
"The Myth of the Living Village"
Long ago, the Village was not a place but a heartbeat. It lived wherever people gathered to share water, wisdom, or warmth around a common fire. But as great storms came and seasons grew uncertain, the people drifted apart.
resilientcommunities.network
Long ago, the Village was not a place but a heartbeat. It lived wherever people gathered to share water, wisdom, or warmth around a common fire. But as great storms came and seasons grew uncertain, the people drifted apart.
resilientcommunities.network
"vision quest"
coals in the wood stove
fresh wind outside
honey running in the jar
dog ecos from the deck
shower in the stream
good morning from the yurt
dream.
www.planetshifter.com
coals in the wood stove
fresh wind outside
honey running in the jar
dog ecos from the deck
shower in the stream
good morning from the yurt
dream.
www.planetshifter.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:36 PM
"vision quest"
coals in the wood stove
fresh wind outside
honey running in the jar
dog ecos from the deck
shower in the stream
good morning from the yurt
dream.
www.planetshifter.com
coals in the wood stove
fresh wind outside
honey running in the jar
dog ecos from the deck
shower in the stream
good morning from the yurt
dream.
www.planetshifter.com
"A Beacon of Resilience"
Charter Village thrives in the foothills of western Oregon, 20 adults and children nestled together amid mossy maples and pines. For Charter Village, community means more than shared space - it is shared purpose...
Resilient Communities Network
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Charter Village thrives in the foothills of western Oregon, 20 adults and children nestled together amid mossy maples and pines. For Charter Village, community means more than shared space - it is shared purpose...
Resilient Communities Network
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January 3, 2026 at 7:28 PM
"A Beacon of Resilience"
Charter Village thrives in the foothills of western Oregon, 20 adults and children nestled together amid mossy maples and pines. For Charter Village, community means more than shared space - it is shared purpose...
Resilient Communities Network
resilientcommunities.network
Charter Village thrives in the foothills of western Oregon, 20 adults and children nestled together amid mossy maples and pines. For Charter Village, community means more than shared space - it is shared purpose...
Resilient Communities Network
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haiku #2
Fewer dreams remain,
but the taste of life is rich -
heart stays close to home.
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Fewer dreams remain,
but the taste of life is rich -
heart stays close to home.
www.planetshifter.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:10 PM
haiku #2
Fewer dreams remain,
but the taste of life is rich -
heart stays close to home.
www.planetshifter.com
Fewer dreams remain,
but the taste of life is rich -
heart stays close to home.
www.planetshifter.com
haiku
Crimson confetti fades,
slow breaths map the winter hush -
rain drums, hope renews.
www.planetshifter.com
Crimson confetti fades,
slow breaths map the winter hush -
rain drums, hope renews.
www.planetshifter.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:48 PM
haiku
Crimson confetti fades,
slow breaths map the winter hush -
rain drums, hope renews.
www.planetshifter.com
Crimson confetti fades,
slow breaths map the winter hush -
rain drums, hope renews.
www.planetshifter.com
"resilience is a practice"
In Oak Tree Village, twelve families, seven children, gathered beneath the old oak after dawn. They were part of the Resilient Communities Network, a beacon of hope for a better path to the future. Peace settled over them like a warm cloak...
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In Oak Tree Village, twelve families, seven children, gathered beneath the old oak after dawn. They were part of the Resilient Communities Network, a beacon of hope for a better path to the future. Peace settled over them like a warm cloak...
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January 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"resilience is a practice"
In Oak Tree Village, twelve families, seven children, gathered beneath the old oak after dawn. They were part of the Resilient Communities Network, a beacon of hope for a better path to the future. Peace settled over them like a warm cloak...
resilientcommunities.network
In Oak Tree Village, twelve families, seven children, gathered beneath the old oak after dawn. They were part of the Resilient Communities Network, a beacon of hope for a better path to the future. Peace settled over them like a warm cloak...
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I am disappearing
as my soul is comes alive
forgiveness is like a key
that fits like a well-worn shoe
Heaven surrounds me now
Her Light is curious
Faith is a fuel
that challenges the Dark
I'm falling
as my soul is comes alive.
www.planetshifter.com
as my soul is comes alive
forgiveness is like a key
that fits like a well-worn shoe
Heaven surrounds me now
Her Light is curious
Faith is a fuel
that challenges the Dark
I'm falling
as my soul is comes alive.
www.planetshifter.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I am disappearing
as my soul is comes alive
forgiveness is like a key
that fits like a well-worn shoe
Heaven surrounds me now
Her Light is curious
Faith is a fuel
that challenges the Dark
I'm falling
as my soul is comes alive.
www.planetshifter.com
as my soul is comes alive
forgiveness is like a key
that fits like a well-worn shoe
Heaven surrounds me now
Her Light is curious
Faith is a fuel
that challenges the Dark
I'm falling
as my soul is comes alive.
www.planetshifter.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
When the silence finally loosened, it did so as a prayerful voice without words. The Quaker Meeting nodded toward the window where the world waited—peacemakers and protesters, laboring for justice with the same calm courage, the same steadfast gentleness.
December 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
When the silence finally loosened, it did so as a prayerful voice without words. The Quaker Meeting nodded toward the window where the world waited—peacemakers and protesters, laboring for justice with the same calm courage, the same steadfast gentleness.
Trump Bans “Woke” Sustainability, Resilience, Permaculture in New Executive Order
Trump signed an EO on Saturday declaring sustainability, resilience, and permaculture to be “woke nonsense” and banning their use across federal, state, and private institutions.
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Trump signed an EO on Saturday declaring sustainability, resilience, and permaculture to be “woke nonsense” and banning their use across federal, state, and private institutions.
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December 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Trump Bans “Woke” Sustainability, Resilience, Permaculture in New Executive Order
Trump signed an EO on Saturday declaring sustainability, resilience, and permaculture to be “woke nonsense” and banning their use across federal, state, and private institutions.
resilientcommunities.network
Trump signed an EO on Saturday declaring sustainability, resilience, and permaculture to be “woke nonsense” and banning their use across federal, state, and private institutions.
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