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Words and Wanderings
Some reflections from a season adrift


All that death and resurrection.
Good Friday I decided to embrace that religious tradition of abandoning something for the Lenten season of fasting. Before you get...
Apr 18


Upon Receiving an Acceptance Letter from a Master's Program
Bad photo of the opening line to a good book. Okay, so the truth is, I got my acceptance like last week... and I don't entirely know what...
Mar 26


On love and separation (Rupture and Repair)?
I have been thinking again, about the particular shock one feels when one finds out that the relationship of a friend or friends has...
Oct 4, 2024


A few thoughts on Medication and Madness
I went out for an evening walk and near the end my mind started muttering about a few things, so here, this one's for you. [this post has...
Sep 7, 2024


What are you going through?
I'm thinking again about how little we know about people. About how so much of our interactions with others seem to only scrape the...
Aug 22, 2024


Upon receiving a rejection letter from a Masters Program
Joel and Education have had a tricky history for their nearly 38-year relationship. This is neither me nor mine. I found this nice photo...
Mar 22, 2024


The need for occasional hiding, the inner sanctuary, the heart as hospital
*Still from La Dolce Vita (1960) by Federico Fellini (A strange day yesterday wherein a few vulnerabilities were sparked, I found myself...
Feb 1, 2024


Firewatch and the Contemplative Call of Grief
(this week I am somewhat laid-low, recovering from "resection surgery" which continues to come to mind as "resuscitation" or...
Jan 13, 2024


'The Christmas of Those Left Behind' (1903) by Angelo Morbelli.
I stumbled on this piece during an art deep dive early in the summer. I'm always a sucker for something with a bit of melancholy, and...
Dec 13, 2023
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