Sometimes the deepest realizations occur in mundane moments. Today, as I was about to head out the door for work, I saw the kitchen garbage can. It was on the full side of things. I need to take that out; it’s full and I don’t want to carry last year’s garbage on over into the [...]

When I turn off the small electric space heater I use here in my apartment, the lights in the apartment grow brighter. I worry that the within these “vintage” walls lurks an electrical system composed of twist ties (with the plastic coating scraped off) and wire coat hangers. I was so worried, in fact, that [...]