renovationism

“I seem to be the benefactor of an occasional revelation.”
Colum McCann quoting Don Delillo on the Diane Rehm Show, June 29, 2009.

I was sitting in a cute little cafe in Frankfurt Airport (I think the locals call it “Starbucks” or something, but Ich spreche kein Deutsch), doing some writing, waiting for a friend’s flight to arrive. When I stood up to go, the girl at the table behind me, sitting with a male companion, said, “What [...]

Many impressions come at less than convenient times – in the shower, while driving, when falling asleep. I don’t think this is coincidence. I think the mind is more open to external impressions, or those that bubble up from within, when it’s otherwise occupied.
They’re flitting, subtle. A bolt of lightning is rarely involved (when one [...]