Reflections on telling nonfiction from nonsense.
Category: Musings
Someday You’ll See Things Differently
No matter how well you know a thing now, it will likely look different to you someday, after your next existential transition.
4 Things that Can’t Be Counted
What gets measured gets done. But what can't be measured may be more important.

Unmediating
How I learned to see farther and understand more deeply by following my dog's nose.

A New Year Whenever You Need One
While clocks and calendars turn, time itself just keeps moving forward.

Listen Skeptically
In 20 years as a writer and editor, I've learned to give everyone the benefit of my doubts-or at least to try.

What We Must Accept, and What We Never Should
An open letter to my daughters in the wake of a disappointing election.
Why Parenting Has No App
In a world of scalable solutions and networked knowledge, parenting still feels messy and old fashioned--for good reason.
A Letter from Abroad
Rare things are typically more valuable than common ones. Communications included.
We Live in a Sliver
No matter where on earth you go, you're less than an hour's drive from outer space.