(Writer’s note: We had a memorial service on May 26 for Modestus Chukwunonso Chimezie, may he rest in peace, and this is a mix of what I wrote/said extemporaneously at the service.) “Go to St. Thomas More.” These were some of the last words I shared with my
(Writer’s note: We had a memorial service on May 26 for Modestus Chukwunonso Chimezie, may he rest in peace, and this is a mix of what I wrote/said extemporaneously at the service.) “Go to St. Thomas More.” These were some of the last words I shared with my
Freddy Nakamura held his feverish infant daughter, Adaora, close, in her yellow blanket. They were at their family home in an inaka west of Tokyo near Kanagawa. It was a cool evening, a full moon peeked through an open window at the oyabun caring for his sick child. A gentle
Freddy Nakamura held his feverish infant daughter, Adaora, close, in her yellow blanket. They were at their family home in an inaka west of Tokyo near Kanagawa. It was a cool evening, a full moon peeked through an open window at the oyabun caring for his sick child. A gentle
Hawthorne Grill sits on the corner of 137th and Hawthorne Boulevard. Originally opened in 1956, the diner is the last standing reminder of the Googie architectural style. A style symbolic of the 1950’s hope for a Space Age future. Now that America had sent a man to the moon,
Hawthorne Grill sits on the corner of 137th and Hawthorne Boulevard. Originally opened in 1956, the diner is the last standing reminder of the Googie architectural style. A style symbolic of the 1950’s hope for a Space Age future. Now that America had sent a man to the moon,
The coin don’t have no say. It’s just you. - Carla Jean to Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men People think they know what they want but they generally don’t. Sometimes if they’re lucky they’ll get it anyways. Me I was always lucky. My
The coin don’t have no say. It’s just you. - Carla Jean to Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men People think they know what they want but they generally don’t. Sometimes if they’re lucky they’ll get it anyways. Me I was always lucky. My
There’s so much I want to say to you right now, but I can’t --- “Mr. Eye-hee-nachos? Mr. Eye-hee-nachos” I was cleaning my glasses when they called me. It was a habit I had stolen from my father. When I was growing up, he would
There’s so much I want to say to you right now, but I can’t --- “Mr. Eye-hee-nachos? Mr. Eye-hee-nachos” I was cleaning my glasses when they called me. It was a habit I had stolen from my father. When I was growing up, he would
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. - Albert Einstein I was searching my inbox for writing topics and happened upon my Harvard Law School application from 2011 (spoiler I didn’t get in). It got me reflecting on the role of quantification
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. - Albert Einstein I was searching my inbox for writing topics and happened upon my Harvard Law School application from 2011 (spoiler I didn’t get in). It got me reflecting on the role of quantification