FROM SEQUENCE 2013 July 2013 [Click for pdf] As regards the “poker” one might see being played by professionals at televised tournaments, my understanding is that none of the players ever really go “all in.” That is, while the announcers… Read More ›
Month: July 2013
The Abyss (a translation)
From Poems July 2013 Pascal had his abyss always at his side. You might say it’s abyss all the way down—our actions, wishes, dreams, language. And on my skin, too—the hairs standing on end time and again when I feel… Read More ›
News from the front lines
[Click for pdf] (1) My son, now 12, has a problem. He loves to compete, he loves to play sports, he loves being part of teams, and his world offers plenty of opportunities to do these things. But these opportunities… Read More ›
There are times you can’t say no and you do anyway
FROM NO SEQUENCE April 2008 It was said that an expert told him to play with his son. “I don’t do roughhousing,” he replied, and it was left at that. When it came time for him to die he asked… Read More ›
The Way
FROM SEQUENCE 2012 April 2012 [Click for pdf] I once read a book on love written by an Italian sociologist. In contrast to the guides then popular in the United States, this book suggested that we fall in love not… Read More ›