Who’s in Charge?
Surely, we’re in charge of the things that are personally important to us. Beyond the sway of circumstance and the tilted plane of habit,...
Tag: writing
The Dreaming of the Sands
We can examine the sinew and bones of experience for their secrets, but it may be that the mystery of time is to be...
A Rising Tide
Last week I met with some fellow writers, as I do twice a month. Looking back, I find myself wondering why it felt especially...
Reunions, Nests, and Flight Paths
Now and then I receive invitations for school reunions, but I’ve never felt tempted to catch up with people whom I didn’t know all...
Balance is a Movement in Space and Time
Discovering a healthy balance in how we feel and act seems to be an on-going challenge. As soon as we think we have found...
My Body is Written in Shorthand
One day last month, sitting on the couch and reading about how Space is more fundamental than anything that appears in it, an image...
Just a Bad Day . . .
Last week, for no reason I can pin down, my usual positive feelings about life slipped away and the possibility of falling into a...
Provisional Gestures of Intention
Sometimes words express more than we know. A few days ago, contemplating the status of a new novel I am working on, I realized...