Hint: It’s because you’re all replaceable.
America
Returning to the Road: The 60th anniversary of On the Road
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of Kerouac's most famous literary work.
Thanksgiving in America
My home is where I rest my head at any given time, my home is any stop along I-70 or any town where a friend will share a drink with me. My home is the United States.
I’m leaving the country.
These are not the circumstances under which I thought I’d be announcing this. It wasn’t just that I had studied the polls and aggregators daily, or that I had read a hundred thinkpieces and waded into the discussions that were overtaking every online article and comment thread, no matter how unrelated to politics. I believed … Continue reading I’m leaving the country.
Road Trip 3: Photos
From Brooklyn to Long Beach
10 Cities / 10 Years: Consummatum est
We are the culmination of our experiences.
Our experiences are the result of our choices.
Our choices are the product of our temperament.
Our temperament is a gift of birth.
What I Want To Say, But Can’t: A Post-Charleston Shooting Reflection
I want to say something.
I want to say something, but I’m not really sure what.
I’m not sure I have the words for what needs to be said.
Torture and Justifications: The Lie of the ‘Bad World’
The world is not a bad place. It is not a perfect place, either, but Utopia is a fool's dream and justifying evil in its absence is, itself, an act of evil.