Magnificent Octopus

Anyway, routine returns. Every day I read one book of poetry and one novel to be recharged by a density of sentences. I stretch and strength...

In the daytime, as I walk down Vancouver's tree-lined streets, where the crocuses are in full bloom, I squint at the bright clear skies,...

We hope time will pass quickly. We have but one single life on this earth, a split second of earthly existence in the endless expanse of tim...

"Such a shame that a tough fellow like him could pass away in the blink of an eye," Sister Zhou said, and sighed. "I can'...

Michelangelo Buonarroti to Giorgio Vasari; Rome, 21 June 1557: Brunelleschi's discovery of the laws of perspective was like Prometheus s...

I want to shake off a day full of words and meanings. Not that they're superfluous, just that I don't need them anymore. The Cut Lin...

What will always flummox the state is the prospect of the individual — of many individuals — employing negation as a political tactic. What ...