Daytalking (from CITD), Nightwalking (courtesy of John Alspach), and Stargazing (from CITD 2017)

Daytalking, Nightwalking, Stargazing: A Ridiculously Literary Essay

“‘When I was little, I used to think — ’ She stopped.”
— J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey

You can’t revisit teenage diaries and decades-long journal entries, or read old letters, or view photos from the far corners of your life — and then write about all those things for nearly 10 years — without formulating some sort of “General Theory” about…