Tweet“Scat Illogical” Travel is formidable; it takes our expectations and dumps them upside down. In our normal daily lives, because we’re used to controlling our environments, we have notions of “I need…” or “In order to feel right, I’m gonna have to … Continue reading
Tweet“Myopic” “Towery city and branchy between towers; Cuckoo-echoing, bell-swarmèd, lark-charmèd, rook-racked, river-rounded.”–Gerard Manley Hopkins The first indication that I’m not a visionary came when I rocked the PSAT in high school. No one had told me it was coming; no … Continue reading
Tweet “Two Degrees of Separation” If you’re able to lift up your pasty face from your work long enough–and just look at you there, triturating your keyboard, plunging your hand repeatedly into a bag of Doritos Late Night All-Nighter Cheeseburger Flavored Chips, … Continue reading
Tweet “Remembrance of Donkeys Past” This whole endeavor has been harder on him than the rest of us. Seven years old, shy, sensitive, creative, averse to expectations, retreating in the face of pressure, Paco has not found the move to … Continue reading
TweetOn the rare occasions when I have walked into and through a Wal-mart, I’ve invariably hit the parking lot a half hour later feeling like I need a shower. The aisles feel grubby; the clientele appear unhealthy; the toxins projected … Continue reading
Tweet“We All Have Our Gifts, and One of Mine Is Being Juvenile” We went to the mosaic museum in Antakya yesterday, where I found my attention riveted by a piece entitled “The Happy Hunchback.” Thoughts of “Why was he so happy anyhow?” and … Continue reading
Tweet“Public Intimacies” Realizing that a change of scenery in January is never a bad mental health strategy, we’ve launched ourselves on a somewhat loosey-goosey week-long trip around the Hatay region. Think Southeastern Turkey. Think near Syria. Think Mediterranean. Think renowned for food. … Continue reading