Scattered, Vol. 8
* My last grandparent died the day after Christmas. Misuzu Hamanaka Ellis, born September 29, 1926, died December 26, 2024. It
Uncle Jim, 1942
In my earliest memories of Jim Ida, my great-uncle, he was already an old man. I remember him as a
Scenes from an October
Driving to pick up my youngest daughter from dance one evening, I saw a car on fire. Pulled over to
What If I'm Wrong?
I'm going to share an anecdote that, on its own, probably seems small and possibly even a little
Great (Genre) Expectations
I've been thinking about genre a bit lately. Well, it's more accurate to say that I&
Was/Will Be
Hello, friends.
I keep meaning to write to you, and I keep not writing to you. But perhaps if I
Some Things That Mattered to Me in 2023
Hello, friends. It's been a while. And, yes, a lot has happened in the past year. I read
180
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It's been 180 days since the last time I wrote. To you. Maybe at all?
A lot
Circling Around a Philosophy
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My friend Brandon Taylor wrote recently about why the new Netflix adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion is
It's Been a Year
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It's been a year. Not since I last wrote—though that's been long enough. A
