The old man and the labyrinth of books
But what do you gain by giving? It teetered, the question, like a teacup on legs performing a balancing act, on the tip of my tongue, but—to my credit, to my utmost credit—I did not say it. Instead, I asked, gesturing to the brilliantly untidy pile of books, “Why give these away? And at so low a price?”
The bittersweet magic of “Spirited Away”
I was nine, perhaps eight. In a darkened room where a small television set glowed and sang, I trembled with the knowledge that I was the only person who had ever felt these things. That isn't entirely true, of course, but in my imagination, it had seemed just as good.
There will come soft rains
It begins with a listless thought, brushed aside. What does a heartbeat sound like, you wonder. Brush, aside.
November 17, 2017
The old man and the labyrinth of books
But what do you gain by giving? It teetered, the question, like a teacup on legs performing a balancing act, on the tip of my tongue, but—to my credit, to my utmost credit—I did not say it. Instead, I asked, gesturing to the brilliantly untidy pile of books, “Why give these away? And at so low a price?”
October 27, 2017
The bittersweet magic of “Spirited Away”
I was nine, perhaps eight. In a darkened room where a small television set glowed and sang, I trembled with the knowledge that I was the only person who had ever felt these things. That isn't entirely true, of course, but in my imagination, it had seemed just as good.
September 8, 2017
An unlikely find
A medieval French village in Malaysia
April 14, 2017
There will come soft rains
It begins with a listless thought, brushed aside. What does a heartbeat sound like, you wonder. Brush, aside.
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