Unfinished or quasi-finished prose that hasn’t been published elsewhere
During a partial solar eclipse in Northern California, the author reminisces about witnessing the 2017 total eclipse in Oregon, planned by their late father. The eclipse profoundly moved the author, sparking a deep realization of humanity’s insignificance in the vastness of space and time.
You know that feeling when you’re staring at a brand-new Google Doc, and it’s completely white except for the blinking
Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs by Camilla Townsend Camilla Townsend has pulled off a remarkable magic trick
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard My rating: 5 of 5 stars It took many months for me to
Love and Fear: Stories from a Hospice Chaplain by Renshin Bunce My rating: 5 of 5 stars A Zen Buddhist
The toadfish sits on the bottom of the sea, singing a song of love.
So last week I went for a walk before starting work. It was a simple, small walk, just around the
My advice is simple: Do not request a teddy bear made out of the shirt of your deceased loved one.
I’m not entirely sure I know the difference between grief and depression. My father died on February 7, and for
Ryan D. Tweney, professor, book collector, husband, father, and mentor, died February 7 in Pahrump, Nevada, aged 76. Born in