Moral dilemmas and pole positions.
“At home, the plumber’s grandson meditates on the four-word instruction of the shell.”
Dangerous assumptions.
“The problem is not bad apples, but bad orchards.”
Weasel words.
“Once learned, such truths cannot be unlearned, they can only be stubbornly denied.”
Red String.
“…on yet another level I am horrified by the tension that comes with seeing one too many coincidences; having read and remembered one too many familiar stories.”
An architectural allegory.
“Consider a home that should have been condemned years ago; a home that should never have been built in the first place.”
Questionable choices and dictionary definitions.
“I come back to this quote now and again — not verbatim, just the operative tones and phrases of it.”
Walls, Floors, Emotional Ceilings.
“This is today. Tomorrow may be different.”
Little victories; temporary defeats.
“Watching my son play soccer is one of the few unconditional joys I have in my life, and I am very careful with words like ‘joy’ and ‘unconditional.'”
Crisis modes.
“How?” we ask. “Why? Have you not seen and heard this buffoon?”
Creative Control 