Category Archives: Commentary

I used to say that some things just feel natural. You pick up an object and your hands already know how to hold it, as if you’ve been living with it your whole life. It’s rare—most things are foreign to … Continue reading →

A Story There is a room with a chair. It sits 3/4 s on the far wall, next to the table, near the front window. It is well worn, wooden, but not ladder backed. The front legs are curved and … Continue reading →

Acronyms My life may have been shaped, at least in part, by acronyms. More structured than I thought. And much more experimental — and philosophical — than anyone intended. At nine years old I wasn’t taking “math” anymore, at least … Continue reading →

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“I want you to be there…” that is the explanation for why a TV evangelist made his commercial, which by the way, also promoted his latest book. At first it seems perfectly fine, and even kind. ‘Heaven is good, and … Continue reading →

Thanatos, in Greek mythology, is the personification of death—not violence or chaos, just the quiet inevitability of dying. He’s the twin brother of Hypnos (Sleep) and a son of Nyx (Night). Where Ares brings slaughter, Thanatos brings stillness. It is … Continue reading →

I fell upon this poem recently, by Tom Hirons. I recommend that you visit his website to read the original. The narrator is visited, late at night, by a mud-covered, half-divine figure who bursts into the house demanding food and … Continue reading →

I just finished Dan Brown’s latest book. This isn’t a review — more a moment of noticing. Mystery novels rely on a kind of agreed-upon lie. Something terrible or hidden sits at the center, and we pretend we don’t see … Continue reading →

https://a.co/d/dnK0hcr I once spent six hours removing 1,247 dust specks from a Kodachrome slide my father shot in 1966. No one asked me to. My mother cried when she saw the print. She didn’t know why. That was enough. If … Continue reading →

The difference between curved and flat is not merely optical—it’s metaphysical, mnemonic, and ritualistic. Flat Mirrors: The Illusion of Truth • A flat mirror reflects with minimal distortion. It promises fidelity, symmetry, realism. • In art and theology, it often … Continue reading →