Postscript: Baxter
The arithmetic of loving a dog has always been impossible. A tribute to Baxter, sixteen years of unconditional love, and what happens whenRead More
Seanchaí: The Ancient Art of Keeping Someone Alive Thr
Before there was writing, there was the Seanchaí — the Irish keeper of stories, the person who held a community's memory alive throughRead More
You Belong to the Universe: The Night Buckminster Fulle
In 1927, Buckminster Fuller stood at the edge of Lake Michigan, ready to end it all. What stopped him became the philosophy thatRead More
The Prado’s Gaze: What Old Paintings Teach About
I stopped moving in the Prado because a painting caught me. What a 500-year-old portrait, a golden map of Spanish exploration, and watercolorRead More
Narrative, narrative, narrative.
Some weeks, a theme keeps showing up in my inbox until it demands a post. Lately, that theme has been narrative—who owns it,Read More
AI and the Future of Storytelling: Is That All There Is
In an age where AI is democratizing access to knowledge, one might wonder: Is storytelling the last remaining frontier of human creativity? CanRead More