The Sill of the World

anterior She wears a shapeless black dress. A shawl patterned with pomegranates covers her head and trails down her sides. She is standing ...

In her essay, “Thinking and Moral Considerations,” Hannah Arendt writes: Clichés, stock phrases, adherence to conventional, standardized co...

attend For the first time in a while, I give her a kiss on the cheek. I try to pay more attention to her anecdotes. charitable Bags of c...

broadened Heading outdoors at night, to cars making slow, uncertain turns and buses sighing against the curb. I'm at peace with the wor...

account Prayers, exuberant songs fill the synagogue. In the back, a woman who has a mental illness is bent over a book on her lap. Occasion...

Last time I visited Governors Island was five years ago, when it was still in earlier stages of development and pretty eerie. In late June,...

channel Like many kids, he doesn't like writing. If only there were a program that could instantly convert his thoughts into coherent p...