A Combat Tool by Dennis ThandyThe Geography of Survival
We often mistake the edges of our maps for the end of the world. We draw lines around the places we inhabit, labeling the center as civilization and the periphery as wilderness. Yet, the most profound social documents are written in the mud…
The Weight of the World
How much of our own identity is defined by the burdens we choose to carry? We often speak of strength as a quality of the spirit, yet it is so frequently measured by the physical toll exacted upon the frame. There is a quiet, rhythmic gravity…
The Weight of Amber
There is a specific quality to the light just before the sun dips below the horizon in late autumn, a low-slung, honeyed orange that seems to thicken the very air. It is a heavy, syrupy light that clings to the edges of things, turning the…