The Place Where the Echo Lives

This morning I consider the space before I speak. Before the word forms, before breath carries it outward, there is … More

Brooklyn A Key From Above

I am standing on the sidewalk in Brooklyn, on Amboy Street just down the corner from Pitkin Avenue, small enough … More

Whirlpools of Mind

Sometimes I think about how memory and thought actually work in the mind. Most people assume that memories are stored … More

Is Your Morning Coffee Laced With Kool-Aid?

There’s a tree planted on the property line between two houses. Its roots draw from the same soil. Its trunk … More

Flowing and Sticking

I began by noticing something very simple. Before I form a sentence in my mind, something is already moving. There … More

50 Ways to Leave Your …

I’m leaving the title unfinished on purpose. You can fill in the blank:ego, worry, irritation, crisis, confusion, noise, obsession, self-doubt.Whatever … More

Riding Mind Beams

Sometimes it feels like a dream. I notice mind, and instantly I ride the beam of it.What I see becomes … More

The Next Page Might Be It

Sometimes I turn on a basketball game, a football game, a tennis match, and I don’t care at all who’s … More

The Quiet Decay of Old Noise

It’s a familiar idea that medications have a half-life.You take something into the body, and over time it loses strength. … More

What the Light Never Did

The light coming out of the projector is steady.Unchanged.It doesn’t speed up, slow down, brighten, or dim in response to … More