What Are You Holding Onto Right Now?

I had just finished recording—peaceful, steady—and then, in an instant, it was gone. A minute and a half erased by … More

Where Do You Live?

The thought began with distance. Astronauts traveling farther from Earth than anyone before—but farther from what? The point they reach … More

It’s All the Same

In Back to the Future Part II, they power the car with garbage—banana peels, cans, scraps. The machine doesn’t care … More

Looking Without A Looker

The question opened wider. Looking out, looking in—does the vantage point actually change? When I look out, there are things … More

I Am My Own Echo

A cloud gives up its moisture as rain so plants can grow. An apple tree gives up its apples so … More

When Vanilla Becomes Flavor

The practice begins with something small. A door is opened and closed slowly, quietly, with attention. In the early morning, … More

The Wheel That Carries Itself

This morning I was sitting and watching the mind move. Thoughts, reactions, small emotional shifts—each one appearing and passing like … More

At the Top of the Stairs Entering the River of Illusions

When I was a kid growing up in Bellerose, Queens, New York City, most houses were pretty much the same. … More

The Ocean Above the Clouds

I enjoy living in Charlottesville—the mountains, the people, the wineries. But sometimes I remember something I miss from living in … More

The Bag of Masks

I started imagining one of those cake-decorating bags filled with icing. The kind with a small metal tip at the … More