The world is full of beautiful and artistic souls, and most of the extraordinary ones never see the limelight. I take pleasure each time I stumble across a little piece of magnificence, hidden among the crags and crannies of the everyday world. And, I know that what I find magnificent may be mediocre to my neighbor, and their beloved prodigy may be ( Read more... )

I was driving along in his car - knees spread around the steering column, bent sharply so as to reach the pedals below - far closer than they should have been, because he is shorter than me and I didn't want to adjust the driver's seat of his car for one short trip. Cloudy blue sky looked on from above, and a wide, urban canyon spanned out between ( Read more... )