Word magnets first appeared about ten years ago. I was living in New York at the time. My roommate and I had stuck all the words up on our refrigerator and never bothered to give them any logical order. In fact, back then nothing we ever did had any logical order to it. But one […]
moreTwo weeks ago, I was still in Rio. I had been afraid to go back. My diary entry read: "My aim now is to obtain wisdom. To become a wiser, more complete human being. To be freed of convictions and expectations. To be at ease with this world and the people in it. I want […]
moreThe hairdresser had rolled up her sleeve. Through the mirror, I was able to decipher the tattoo on the inside of her arm. It said: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” I asked her whether she’d made that up herself. “No,” she said, “Socrates.” I considered the concept of engraving someone else’s ideas about […]
moreTo see the sun light up his hair on this rainy day.
moreToday’s the first day of the rest of my life.
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