Vampires in Love
A made-up story about made-up people. You’re biking north. Date night. You’ve been seeing Yael for a few weeks now; sweet girl, if a bit of a homebody. Every date […]
Category Archives: Reflections and Abstractions
Containing posts discussing larger issues of life, meaning, purpose, and other similar subjective topics.
Comedy and Tragedy
I recently read The Hero With a Thousand Faces while on a visit back home in Los Angeles. It had been sitting on my shelf for well over a decade, but […]
Past Lives
I had an experience that I’d really like to share. I. Overture A number of years ago, when I was living in Mumbai, I briefly fell in with a group […]
Ritual Therapy
I. A few weeks ago I picked up Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Psychomagic, essentially an exposition of his theories of ritual therapy. I’ve been a fan of Jodorowsky for a while, and it’s been […]
Understanding the Tarot
I. Until recently, I had never thought much of Tarot. I had of course heard of Tarot, and had some exposure to the major images, but not much more. As […]
In This Life, An Assist
The couple is on a ferry, sailing from DUMBO to Greenpoint. They are standing on the deck: he leaning against the railing, her leaning against him. His arms curl around […]
On Relationships: A Guide for Trolls
This post deals with heterosexual relationships from the male perspective, as this is the author’s experience. This focus is not meant to dismiss or render invisible other perspectives and their complexities. Note […]
The Image
I went to an amazing exhibit today. Public, Private, Secret at the International Center of Photography in the East Village. The exhibit consisted of a variety of visual media, mostly […]
