when it’s late or dark or dusk or in ambient light, when you get caught in the rain, wringing out your possibilities, being poor on purpose, catastrophic as a last-minute cassoulet, insufferably loud…
the idea of a stroll through the garden gained currency as other aims waned and withered, yet her penchant for distraction often spoiled such a ramble. today’s turn could forgive others, though, and the…
I'm cribbing James Taylor this week, specifically the title of my favorite song of his, 1997’s ‘Enough to Be On Your Way,’ which features an achingly poignant cello performance by the inimitable Yo-Yo Ma in…
I’ve recently become more aware that a concerning number of fellow citizens on this pale blue dot, fitting oddly enough on a planet where 70% of its surface is water, are drowning. What they are…
In what now feels like a different life, a quarter century ago, I was utterly obsessed with tuning my guitar using an E tuning fork. I only relied on a tuner, specifically a strobe tuner…
It’s been five months since I stopped wearing a wristwatch. As a kid, I briefly owned a couple of digital watches and wasn’t a big fan. I’ve never been interested in owning a smartwatch, which…
