William "Mark" Parry is an Artisan Architect, Poet and Educator. He matured in Northern California's abundant beauty and strange contradictions founding IdeaStudios.com-his architectural practice, in Kenwood California in 1988. The Studio and Corporate office were closed on June 1st. 2026 ArtisanArchitecture.com is a brand advancing his interests in Artisan Architecture, historic and architectural education and preservation since 2012. WorksofWords.live shares his poems, musing's, inspired thoughts, photography and personal reflections on life, truth and spirituality since 2015. Mark and his wife of 35 years, Kathryn, moved to Austin Texas June 1st 2026. He joined the Division of Architecture of the Texas Historic Commission . He is now South Texas's Courthouse Preservation Program project reviewer. May you be blessed along your way; finding abundant life while learning to walk in the realms of wonder.
Swimming against the tide? Standing on the other side of acceptability? To oneself be true, you alone can be you. Do not act in order to compel the respect of persons you do not yourself respect. Return to the center of things: “Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things … More Swimming Against the Tide?
A song I sing for the Creator Supreme, of love and loss, the captivating cost of reality. Truth works out, love works in, peace is wrought by struggles through sin. We wrestle and strive to overcome vanity and pride, Yet life is had when we turn aside to trust. Love works it out, truth works … More A Song to the Creator
Being again, at last. Being in true life – Thy will be done. That is life, true life, being in the flow, being in Your time! That flow of life that is peace, presence and purpose. You give what is outside of me, outside of us, outside of this broken world system. It is Your … More Being Alive
Musing on becoming real; It truly is my greatest struggle, how about you? Much like the chick emerging from the egg, we die if we get too much help from the outside! These are my current understandings and a prayer, as I struggle to become all I was created to be… Becoming my true self; am I being … More Becoming
Crossing over the River Jabbok, returning to the land of promise – Jacob becomes Israel. Yet Jacob wrestles, wrestles with himself, his expectations, his past, his fears; Jacob wrestles with his God. Jacob wrestles as with his brother, with his sons, with his ways, with himself. We all wrestle; in our wrestling we are refined. … More Crossing
He said: “My Word is the way, my Spirit the light.” How can you walk in the way without light? Without a way where will you go with the light? “My Word is the Way, my Spirit the Light.” Say’s He!
Abraham: chosen –man of faith and obedience; devoted; the flawed man of The Promise. Isaac: confirmed –the son who was offered; compliant; the son who received abundance yet with duplicity and still a man of submission. Jacob: established –the wise trickster; the manipulator transformed through striving with God. The God of these men is the God of … More The God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob Calls
I was asleep; I awoke. In my waking I realized, His person was in my person, I awoke and realized the Messiah and I are one. I was asleep and awoke with his person in my person, And I realized it is true, we are one, we are. He is that he is, … More Awake
” I knew the real was yonder and the darkened dream of it was here,” says Black Elk. Black Elk speaks, speaks of things, Things seen and things that came, and things to come. Black Elk speaks still. Words on paper speak. “Grandfathers, you behold me! What you have said to me, I am now performing! Hear me … More I Knew Then
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ precarious 1646, a legal word, “held through the favor of another,” from L. precarius “obtained by asking or praying,” from prex (gen. precis) “entreaty, prayer.” Notion of “dependent on the will of another” led to sense “risky, dangerous, uncertain” (1687). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Every man’s ways are right in his own eyes, but in … More A Precarious Peace
