Not sure if I would consider this piece experimental – or of the minimalist bend that Helprin wrote against in his introduction - but a...

There are beautiful things in this world. Why is it just now, the year that I turn 40, that I am able to write this? I’ve always recog...

One of the first things I do upon beginning one of these volumes is to flip to the table of contents, glance over the titles and auth...

A few things about this volume. Overall, I enjoyed the selections Beattie placed in this volume. I think if I had read them closer togeth...

Here it is, the last story of this edition. I wonder if Beattie had a reason for the placement of her stories. I’ll have to re-read he...

As often as I can, I take W out for walks. Walking with him is something special for me and something that I started with him at a very y...

I still dream – problem is I don’t remember them as I once did. My mind is doing a fine job sorting itself out without using space to al...