Silence is the Dirtiest Trick in Life.

a place to rest; zion national park, utah

Warlock: No, I got stabbed with my own machete.

Medicine, law, business, engineering, those are noble persuits. And necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love. These are what we stay alive for.

An exquisite kitchen in a cabin at Tretopphytter – “Treetop Cabins” – two hours north of Oslo, Norway.

We are not thriving. True, our people live, but our culture is dying. We are like a stone the ocean beats against. With each year a little more of us is worn away.

Everyone is born, but not everyone is born the same. Some will grow to be butchers, or bakers, or candlestick makers. Some will only be really good at making Jell-O salad. One way or another, though, every human being is unique, for better or for worse.