The human psyche panics when forced to sit with emptiness, the solitary process of creating something from nothing.
Category: Essays
Monoglot
Of the many things that embarrass me about being an American abroad—that we’re so loud, that we take up so much space, that we’re so high maintenance—what most embarrasses me is my functional inability to speak anything but English.
Walking Man
He moved swiftly, efficiently. Walking Man never said a word except “Hello” each time he passed, or each time I passed him as he sat drinking coffee at a café.
