Footprints & Ink

ENDLESS POTENTIAL TO WANDER

On Self-Indulgent Writing
Writing, like scales on a piano or footwork drills in a gym, is an exercise. Exercises are repetitive, self-reflective, and rarely optimized for the spectator. Their virtue lies not in immediate service but in the slow strengthening of capability. We don’t accuse a runner of narcissism for jogging in place, nor a violinist of vanity… Read more: On Self-Indulgent Writing
On the Beauty of Nature
My longing, though, does not cancel reason. It lives beside it like a quiet companion on a long walk. I accept the science of how things came to be, while wondering why they arrived with such excess. More patterns than necessary. More grace than required. If time alone shaped this, then time itself feels profound.… Read more: On the Beauty of Nature
Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge
I arrived at Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge with some of the suspicion I reserve for modern miracles. The Parks Service promises prairie restoration, wildlife habitat, and public trails. And their signage, in that comfortingly familiar shade of brown assures you it is perfectly safe to recreate here. But the wind, which has no respect… Read more: Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge

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