The Geometry of Ascent
We are all, in some measure, creatures of the spiral. We climb through the days, circling the same central axis of our own lives, hoping that each rotation lifts us a fraction higher than the last. There is a quiet, rhythmic labor in the climb—the…
The Weight of Excess
We are taught from a very young age that more is better. We gather, we hoard, we stack our plates high, convinced that the abundance of our reach is a measure of our success. Yet, there is a quiet, biological truth that contradicts this human…
The Weight of Yesterday
In the quiet hours of the morning, I often find myself thinking about the things we choose to carry. We are taught that to move forward, we must shed the past like a worn-out coat, yet there is a certain gravity to our history that refuses…