On Keeping a Winter List
Not a resolution and not a diary: a list of what remained possible in the dark months, written in pencil so it could be revised by weather.
Excerpt · 12 min in print
Pieces
Swimming Instructions for the Cautious
A former teacher writes the lesson he never put on the board: how to enter cold water without making a personality of bravery.
Excerpt · 14 min in print
To the Person Who Left the Window Open
A letter of thanks, mostly, and a small complaint about the curtain, which has not been the same since the weather came in.
Excerpt · 5 min in print