On the front page of the New York Times (December 24, 2017), Alexandra Alter advanced the merits of so-called sensitivity readers, who look for underlying prejudices or misunderstandings in books and articles that might have unintended consequences. Sensitivity...
Our concept of time is as diverse and complicated as life itself. Our birth and death bracket our lifespan, which we measure in years (except in rare, sad instances). Contrast that with elementary particles that exist for fractions of a second, much too short for me...
“ I see,” said the blind man. “Good,” responded his blind companion. “I too saw the light of day the moment I heard the explanation.” Never mind what the blind man “saw,” or what his blind companion heard. I know precisely what the two blind men meant: they “saw” –...
Oh, irony, what complexity! I love irony for its veneer covering insights beneath the surface. I know, with one stroke I’ve opened pandora’s box filled with more than anyone could cover in a lifetime. Never mind; I don’t need to be comprehensive or even consistent to...
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My mind bounces between the real and imagined, as in the title of my recent collection of essays, Truth and Fantasy, or as in the characters inhabiting the twilight zone between life and death in my short stories, Notes Going Underground. I am certainly not the first...
