On Parakeets and Human Nature
One Mother’s Day in elementary school, my family arrived home from church to
find that my sister’s parakeet, Duncan, had eaten my parakeet, Blue Jeans, and
had discarded the remains of
Humanity
A Case for Creating
Imagine a game developer in Stockholm, Sweden, looking to make something. He
searches for inspiration, sees potential in an existing indie game, and builds
on it, striving for an experience where every part
19 Notes on 6 Languages
* In Thai, one word (tam), suffices for both “make” and “do.” The same is true
for the Tajik kardan and the Spanish hacer. English is the only language I’ve
yet learned that
Trending Toward Transparency
Opening aged boxes of family treasures, I found yellow-stained papers with
cursive penmanship and brittle photographs. Each piece told a story of my
grandparents’ youth, when days were marked by simple rhythms and
Liturgy in Blue
Autumn weekdays at Sinclair’s Eve bring early rising and long commutes. We wish
it was less harried, but the presence of children stretches the simplest daily
ablutions into inefficient adventures. We brush