When our sun blazes out And the end has come At least we were here All of us. All least we made music and made love At least our collective spirit Was as bright and bursting As the sun. ◊
What do you admire most about your parents?
My mother's humor, kindness, selflessness. Her sense of justice, and her fight for people who have been wronged. Her sentimentality. Her laugh. Her complete and utter acceptance of people as they are. Her abiding desire to give. My father's inveterate work ethic, devotion to family, and integrity. His unremitting reliability. His subtle openness to new … Continue reading What do you admire most about your parents?
March 2019 Favorites
The National Park Service's Instagram account. Quirky captions, cute animals, and stunning scenery—what more could you want? The Dawn Wall documentary on Netflix. It's on par with Free Solo (a November 2018 favorite) but different. I'm still wondering how two absolutely stellar climbing documentaries came out in the same autumn about the same mountain rock … Continue reading March 2019 Favorites
Marcus Aurelius on the metro
Marcus Aurelius on the metro read a line, ponder a comical thing the philosopher on the train not a old man stroking his hirsute beard but a young woman immersed in the radical idea of mind beyond indulgence. ◊
To just be
Like if I made this desk Then I would finally sit down to write at it If I drove to get this smoothie Then I would finally be satiated If I caught up on all this laundry Then I would finally be done with it Until I'm not near my desk, Until I'm hungry again, … Continue reading To just be
25 Things I’ve Learned in 25 Years
Today is my birthday. Here are 25 things I've learned in these 25 years. Spend as much time in nature as possible. In the words of John Muir, "Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt." Limit wastefulness as much as possible, especially material things. Most of … Continue reading 25 Things I’ve Learned in 25 Years
Response to John Oliver Interview with Monica Lewinsky
First watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq7Eh6JTKIg Second, know that I'm writing this in a vacuum which only contains this video and my vague awareness of the turn of events that sparked this frenzy when I was four years old. Frankly it's amazing that Monica Lewinsky went through what she went through and came out the other … Continue reading Response to John Oliver Interview with Monica Lewinsky
I consume ideas
I consume ideas like sweets. I taste them like treasures And fear that if I lose them, I become less. I consume ideas like I've never heard of novelty Like I'll never hear of it again. I consume ideas to form myself To stretch myself To make me e x p a n d I … Continue reading I consume ideas
Things to write about
Write about a time you forgot something. Write about the moment you thought it was the end. Write about grief. Write about disappointment. Write about the time you couldn’t remember someone’s name. Write about the person whose name you immediately remembered. Write about when you couldn’t find what you were looking for. Write about the … Continue reading Things to write about
Lessons of Love and Secrecy
Warlight By Michael Ondaatje 285 pages, Alfred A. Knopf, 2018 We order our lives with barely held stories. Warlight, the seventh novel from Michael Ondaatje, is really composed of two stories. The first is two children learning to live without their parents, who seemingly abandoned them, and the second, told decades later, is the son’s journey … Continue reading Lessons of Love and Secrecy
