Going Alone

In this second Old Books in the Valley reflection, Aristotle’s counsel on temperance is brought into conversation with life in the Valley of

A reflective AI-assisted reading of Seneca’s Epistle 30 from the Valley of Tea in Shizuoka, Japan, exploring old age, death, hope, Stoicism,

Two young men, in the twilight of their college years, find themselves walking side by side along a beach. The sand beneath their feet is...

I’m a little disappointed that I won’t be living at the edge of the Salton Sea in the middle of summer. Maybe I’ll ask AI to write it up?

As we stand at the crossroads after graduation, the paths before us stretch out with promise and uncertainty. Each route offers its...

It’s 7:00 AM and time for another live book reading from Going Alone. Today, I’ll read the short chapter titled The Writing Bridge, which...

It’s time for my first live book reading since before going to Japan. This morning, I’ll read the final bits of my book, GoingAlone....

Boy, I sure did work myself into a state of excitement by the end of this video! My new Scriptwriting principle coupled with the...

I had some positive results from my doctor yesterday which was good as I now know that’s one less thing as the possible cause of my...

I’m reading a book now without chapters, which is interesting and engaging, like a life without any determined pause; just episodes, and...

Yumiko and I worked hard yesterday getting ready for our trip, topping off our Santa sack of omiyage gifts and deciding what clothes we...

Such punctuation on a day. To be cold, wet, alone and at the cusp of night. Such a way to see a good day through—to make even a difficult...

Yesterday threw me. Or rather, I threw myself by way of the opportunity of yesterday. I ran too far at the beach and wound up running my...

It’s becoming much easier to run. At first, two weeks back, the running was a labored, straining, gasping affair; stopping for breath at...

There’s a little anxiety now as we prepare to go to Japan, as we are just days from leaving and a few important details remain undone....

There’s someone new at the beach… A young woman began coming here alone a few weeks back. She sits by herself a hundred yards up the...

It’s funny how I’m not anticipating this upcoming trip to Japan. What I mean by that is that I’m not expecting anything of the trip than...

My holiday has begun, and my mind is unspooling the thoughts of work to instead dwell on thoughts of time—and the good use of time—and...

It’s my final day of work before vacation. This day feels much more final than it seemingly is—like I’m saying goodbye to the teams at...

One more day of work before vacation. I think the teams have everything under control. I noticed positive Teams chatter after I’d logged...