The Publisher’s Statement

I didn’t ask for this. To be the publisher of a digital publication guided by the principals set forth in The Ripple Revolver, but that’s how it goes with The Ripple Revolver, isn’t it?

You don’t apply for the position. You don’t campaign for it. It finds you—whether you’re ready or not.

The honorary and ever revolving council of advisors, legendary luminaries, almost cosmically mythic in their stature—decided I was next in line. I am the one to carry the weight of this thing forward into the 21st century. The ones before me did their part, pushing the revolver, keeping the ripple moving. Now it’s my turn.

So here we are.

The primary mandate of this publication is simple. To continue the work. It is work we all know, it’s both familiar ideas and foundational tenets for growing and building a better world. It is work we have all done, it’s both familial labors and fundamental practices for growing and becoming better human beings. It is work we each feel, both day to day and over the course of recorded history. The ideas expressed here are certainly shared by the publishers and shared without reserve in this digital publication. This is part newspaper, part newsletter and always available. This is part community forum, part soapbox town square…where we encourage an open exchange of ideas, where the reader is invited and welcomed to contribute their voice, where you can be seen and heard by fellow human beings. 

With Respect,

Pathos Romaniac -Founding Publisher

February, 2025/Nevada County, California