I recently watched a man die. He was in the hospital in declining health, and I was there with his family. It was among the most…
I can sense it lurking just out of sight. As if turning my head quickly enough would allow me to catch a glimpse of it out of the corner of my eye…
Although I’m sure I’ve had this thought before (it’s certainly not original), it struck me this week with a fresh potency: Our…
When my alarm went off, I didn’t recognize the sound I was hearing. The ubiquitously familiar yet somehow still alien chirping of a new device…
When I was a teenager there was a Kitkat commercial airing that went something like this:
I love words. I’m infinitely fascinated by the way we can use words to create, build, and inspire but also destroy, tear down, and instill fear…
Marie Kondo is having a moment. If you haven’t heard, she’s a Japanese “tidying expert” with a binge-watchable Netflix series and a New York…
