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a positive review of a meditation retreat

Mar 19

Years ago I told the person I was dating that they were too perfect. By this I meant that they were attractive, very disciplined, and considerate of my…

Mar 12

Mar 10

Like Wendell Berry’s fox, I make “more tracks than necessary / some in the wrong direction.” I am distrustful of authority. I wish to be hidden…

Mar 6

This past weekend J texted me. She broke my heart so badly a few years ago. We had one of those ride-or-die, us-against-the-world friendships. We used…

Mar 2

February 2023

on getting things done on time, sometimes

Feb 26

San Francisco still feels like a small town. I’m running into all the same people, staying in the same hotel, stopping at the same stores on the same…

Feb 22

Love contaminates. From Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez: Love is impure, that’s what Anne’s eyes were saying. And it was true. It contaminates…

Feb 17

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Everyone in my life thinks I’m strong except for me. It’s kind of comical how unilaterally true that is. Early in our friendship D told me, “I love how…

Feb 6

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January 2023

fate and family

Jan 27

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