We love tidy lines. Inheritance, we assume, flows downhill: blue eyes, a talent for Bach, the family nose. But art refuses to follow the blood’s gentle slope. It behaves less like a gene and more like a boomerang. Thrown forward, it vanishes for a generation, only to circle back and strike the descendant who leastContinue reading “Art Skips Generations”
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Frequency
The idea that all men are created equal is a necessary fiction, a polite lie told to maintain order. In truth, humanity hums along at different frequencies, some so low they drag the rest into the static, others sharp enough to cut through the noise. You have felt it—the way certain people seem to drainContinue reading “Frequency”
Real Rabbits
This week, I was asked to write for one of the national newspapers. I refused. I have written for big publications before. But I prefer writing my books and articles without worrying who might read them. There is a pleasure in being your own Editor-in-Chief—hunting the truth, giving it light, choosing your own words. IContinue reading “Real Rabbits”
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