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Still, when retreating into the past to escape the overwhelm of choosing one’s future, even back then, the task of becoming oneself was never suspended. I was no more free from this daunting task of selfhood than I am now. But in recollection, the work appears already completed. That version of self has made their choices; the consequences have... See more

Shakespeare, Velazquez, and Kubrick share the ability to look their audience—essentially their market—directly in the eye and show them something they would not otherwise see: themselves, as perceived through the eyes of someone whose deepest loyalty lies with the artwork. This position makes the artist neither an ally nor an enemy, but something... See more

Saturn does not separate past and future into isolated compartments. It integrates experience into capacity. The ability to act responsibly in Aries depends on the degree to which the Pisces lessons have been metabolized rather than resisted.

And as you tightened your grip, cinching your hands together midway down the too-prominent knobs of his spine, and as he signaled to the yellow-vested Rent-a-Cops to come and take you away, maybe that was why you thought suddenly, fondly, of your mother, and of the time she came up from behind and wrapped her arms around you as you struggled with a... See more

My chest hurts like an ancient dagger got stuck in it like I’m the final boss in a video game and the playable character can’t kill me and the playable character can’t believe I still have more stages of life to fight and I switch to a new and more powerful form every time the playable character thinks I’m finally dying. I am not sure if I am in my... See more

un·teth·er

/ˌənˈteT͟Hər/

verb

past tense: untethered ; past participle: untethered

release or free from a tether.

"I reached the horses and untethered them"