People
The Art of Catching a Breath: On Buddhism and Politics
“Revisiting Buddhism in this changed world is like a balm for my wounds.”
September 13, 2001: How Fear United Us
“I realized the work that I had been doing, the work that I was proud of, wasn’t enough.”
Frozen Ground: On Reporting a Statutory Rape Twenty Years Later
“I wonder if we’re all self-possessed marionettes, our strings on the inside.”
A Scar Is Not a Story
The sentiment persists that scars construct character. I wish it were that easy.
Under the Stars: Remaking a Family
“Perhaps the four of us, our family, is the only good thing left after all the destruction.”
Almost: On Catholicism, Belief, and Belonging
“I wanted to be the one Father Tom winked at, the one whose hair he gently touched with his large, sturdy hands.”
Becoming an Artist and a Parent in NYC
“In many ways, I’m back where I started—except now I’m almost twenty years older, and I have a kid.”
Teshima: On Hearing Loss, My Son, and the Sea
There’s the lingering fear that I’ll no longer be able to hear my son’s voice.
Drowning Little Things
“I heard the mower’s whine cease and a sound like screaming began.”