"Seriously?" I said to myself, to my wife, to the ether. I stopped our neighborhood stroll, needing reconciliation. "What?" Keti asked, tone dripping with insinuation. What's this about to be? We need to cook dinner. "Look," I pointed at a neighbor's porch. Barely visible, through the leaves of a verdant maple, was a pumpkin. A … Continue reading Newsletter #119: I Loathe Pumpkins in August
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Newsletter #113: Remembering the Unforgettable
On offer, I try to be useful here. Each week, I want to deliver a payload of helpful perspective. To that end, I can't afford to get lost on existential errands. But every so often, I find it necessary to unhitch the trailer and drive the damn truck to the top of the nearest mountain … Continue reading Newsletter #113: Remembering the Unforgettable
Newsletter #106: Maybe I’m A Psycho
Before the pandemic, my screen time report was respectable. At the gym, I wouldn't listen to anything at all. Maybe I'm a psycho but it felt better, simpler, to just lift. I often left my phone in the apartment on short errands. No push notifications. I didn't yet have Twitter. Covid broke me. Well, covid, … Continue reading Newsletter #106: Maybe I’m A Psycho
