Magnificent Octopus

And so, a year and change later, on a particularly damp night in May, I was slumped on the the living room couch, where I typically landed w...

On days of heavy snowfall, I used to extend my coat sleeve to watch the flakes settle on the fluff on its dark fabric and dissolve. It make ...

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...