There were more reasons not to smoke than there ever was to pick up the habit, so I never did … Continue reading Whiskey & Cigarillos

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The tail lights in front of me disappeared when I drove to Alamosa in the night. All I could see … Continue reading Driving through the Dark

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The beat was building, the steady pulse of the music quickening as my reaches on the VersaClimber met its tempo. … Continue reading The Disappearing Self

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When you are in the bardo of becoming – that moment between ending and beginning – the stillness is magnified. … Continue reading Allow What is Here, to Be Here

We were chasing each other through the University of Wisconsin Arboretum, laughing. We hid behind trees, sprinted into open spaces, … Continue reading The Bardo of Becoming