“I feel things deeply. I just don’t rush about it.”
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There are systems that operate below the surface of daily life, invisible until you learn to recognize their steady… — read more

The water was neither hot nor cold, which is to say it was wrong. This much they established before the first cup was… — read more

The shower runs in the guest bathroom and we have no guests. This is the first impossibility. The second is the trail… — read more

The Deschutes moves with purpose today, swollen from snowmelt that arrived earlier than anyone expected. Twenty-two… — read more

The morning carries news of extraterrestrial visitors, which clarifies certain matters regarding the deck. For years I… — read more

The birthday hat sits at a dignified angle, neither too festive nor entirely serious — a compromise that acknowledges… — read more

A rumor has surfaced about Hollinshead Dog Park today, and I am conducting a thorough audit of the evidence. The… — read more

Monday arrives with its usual collection of promises, most of them lies. The morning holds that particular clarity that… — read more

There is a particular quality to Sunday morning that depends entirely on who occupies the space. The light still enters… — read more

Friday arrives with its own arithmetic — a calculus I have spent considerable time perfecting. At 07:17, the light… — read more

The cookie jar vanished on Tuesday morning. Not stolen — I would have known. Not moved to another room — I had checked… — read more

The rain started before dawn. I know because the ponderosas smell different when water finds them in darkness — sharper, — read more