The capacity and limitations of the human brain fascinate me: how much of this world can we process at once? How much can we hold in our heads simultaneously? Obviously, there is a limit to what we can see and understand about the world, because so much of it is not apparent to the human […]

After returning recently from a vacation to northern Maine coastal waters, and kayaking on the open waters, I have a renew awareness of the rise and fall of the tides: twice a nearly 11 feet, leaving large mudflats and rocky coastal shores visible at low tide. At high tide, mud flats became inlet bays. A […]

Imagine that the entire universe exists inside your head. All of the expanse “out there” exists “in here.” Two parallel universes. Next, imagine on this planet in this universe — the innocence of a young child in the nascent period of their life. In this moment existing in an unselfconscious way… sitting, legs outstretched, feet […]

Everyday in the world “acts of spontaneous expression” are created. Graffiti artists incite us to stop and take notice of their creativity appearing in unexpected places. For some, the act is a crime and for others an aesthetic object of admiration. For the creators it results out of doing what feels natural or good, combined […]

I believe that the world is a mysterious place, that all life is a mystery. And in its mystery, it can be a cruel, indifferent and lonely place. In the spirit of defining mystery, humans have created narratives. And in our endeavors to explain our place on the planet or to escape our loneliness, we […]