I love my smartphone’s high-tech tricks. They’re conve­nient time-savers. But mostly, if I’m being honest, it’s because they give make me feel like I’m living in a world that was still science fiction when I was a kid.

A short short story set in a fantasy world on the brink of collapse, with two young heroes hoping to make their espace on time. Hope you enjoy it!

Boredom is the mind searching for something to do. We experience it as unpleasant, but tedium can help us grow into better, more well-rounded people.

A little Tuesday-morning poem for your reading enjoyment. 

The little details of life—and their associated kindnesses—are often lost in the maelstrom of history. But in many ways, it’s those little details that matter most.

The notion that things “happen for a reason” is a powerful idea. It is also a dangerous one. The concept of “agency” is so central to our under­standing of ourselves and our world that we apply it even where there is no agency to be found.