to be the only witness of one's own witnessing

writing is like suddenly holding a wet fish in your hand, gaping at each other for a brief instant, and letting it slip back into the river -- and then later, staring at your palm, trying to recall how it felt (startled, wet, desperate, forceful, alive)

I have a new project called Care Culture, a newsletter and membership community focused on mental health, wellness subcultures, and integrative practice. my first post is live! I document my field trip to Vitalia, the longevity-themed city in Honduras. careculture.is/field-report-v…

(Annie Dillard, A Writing Life)

the second Care Culture post is here. I examine the so-called "loneliness epidemic" and how this attempt to influence the lexicon of well-being is playing out. What incentives and institutions drive the Loneliness Apparatus? careculture.is/the-loneliness…

A statement by our faculty at Columbia and Barnard. More to come. I am behind every word.

People who don’t know much about campuses, protests, this particular campus, this particular protest, New York City dynamics — or even where the campus gates are located — are whipping up a national escalation. I guess it’s one way to bring needed attention to the real topic.

"what is most libidinally threatening to the social order about protest “on campus” is that the students themselves incite and participate in it."

Forcefully dismantling a protest to "restore calm to campus" is akin to yelling "EVERYBODY CALM DOWN" at the top of your lungs

every summer evening is a portal to a memory of another summer evening

People who demand nothing of you (or, notes on charismatic people) I've been thinking about what makes some people more enjoyable to be around than others. It might be impolite to talk about this, but at least from personal observation, there are differences in how people make

★ Dynamicland's new website documents ten years of progress toward a humane dynamic medium. dynamicland.org

“We don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are” ―Anaïs Nin (and earlier sources, likely dating back to the Talmud)

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