68 Days, Yes.

Being in winter– unlike living in California or being a character in a Katy Perry video– it makes you patient, and resilient, and everything else I hate to get, but love to be. Especially: peaceful, having had it out with all your messes. Deep spiritual thought: Peace is more important than all justice; and peace […]

Exchange

A place that knew your hand on the handrail of the stairs, and your face in its mirrors, can easily lose you. On the nights of openings, I used to sneak up to use the bathroom. The mongrel hordes through the gallery, I could pee upstairs in peace. No one lives there anymore who would know, […]

Approximately 69 Days Remaining

Although tonight I am going to the opera, an amazing, expensive thing I feel so lucky to get to experience, I am currently interpreting that as a source of stress (what to wear, what time need to leave, logistics of getting there, when and where to eat) and my entire life feels like a puzzle […]

70 Days

Can you believe it, there are only 70 days left until spring. Maybe you can believe it. It’s just a number. Anecdotes: Today two of my students looked up at me suddenly and said, “You scared me!” like they didn’t expect me to be standing next to them looking at their work although I am, […]