Work & Learning
There is one Greek, however, passed down to us in myth, who is undeniably a worker and whose job is described to us in detail. Sisyphus was condemned by the gods to spend all eternity pushing a heavy stone up the side of a mountain only to have it roll back down again each time … Read more
Le scaphandre et le papillon
In my head I churn over every sentence ten times, delete a word, add an adjective, and learn my text by hard, paragraph by paragraph… I’m so late with best books of the century types. I read them only when they start to go on sale at $6.00 each. Now I’m here, with The Diving … Read more
I am Reading
The Road, by Cormac McCarthy (2006). I got it for a steal at $6.00 at a book market. It has definitely been worth more than a six bucks experience. Sometimes I have to stop myself from crying while reading it on the train. Can I ask you something? he said. Are we going to die? … Read more
