The fire broke out at 3:30 am in the morning. By the time we understood what was happening, smoke had already begun its quiet takeover—curling into stairwells, slipping beneath doors, rising without urgency but with intent. We live on the seventeenth floor. The fire was on the tenth. It didn’t matter. Smoke does not care…… Continue reading Quiet Steadiness
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When Life Becomes Automatic
When Life Becomes Automatic You either wake up before the alarm, or keep snoozing it.You must have slept — and yet, you are still not well rested. Your body feels alert, but not refreshed.Awake, but not quite present. Your phone is beside you. It usually is. Before your feet touch the floor, your thumb moves.…… Continue reading When Life Becomes Automatic