Writing Other People’s Stories, Part III: Getting Out of the Way
Why telling a story in someone else’s voice is perhaps the biggest challenge of all—and the utmost (terrifying) privilege
Writing Other People’s Stories, Part I: Empathy in First Person
Writing about other people’s lives is an exercise in trust, empathy, self-awareness and humility. We don’t always get it right, but it’s our job to keep trying.
A Tale of Two Plane Crashes
Hard Times and Not-So-Great Expectations in a Very Dickensian Aircraft Incident
Oh, the Places You’ll Pee!
A message to graduates: Too often, you get what you expect. That’s why, as a traveler and a human, you should expect nothing—and be ready for anything.
Restoration, After an Autumn’s Killing Heat
After a catastrophic fall and winter, the garden slowly begins to heal itself.
And as always, BE KIND.
Why hearing someone’s story is always the right thing to do.
Remembering the 1991 Moscow Coup—and What Came After
Twenty-five years ago today, tanks rumbled through the streets of Moscow. Do you remember where you were?
Down and Out in a Piper Apache
Stuck in the air in a wounded airplane, with a crash-landing imminent, a pilot reflects on Orwell’s “power of facing unpleasant facts.”
