Essay
On the Practice of Noticing
There is a kind of attention that doesn't grasp at things but lets them arrive. I've been trying to cultivate it for the better part of a year, with mixed results.
Essays
Essays
Longer, slower pieces — considered rather than provisional.
Essay
On Rereading
The first time through a book, you're mostly finding out what happens. The second time, you're finding out what it's actually about.