Essays on work, family, hurricanes, and other endlessly surprising events.

 

Wrestling with Speed and Volume

  • The Elevator Speech

  • A Surfeit of Friends

  • The Quiet Summer

  • At the Abbey

  • On the Beach

Graduation 2010

  • In the library

  • In the street

  • In the frame

Hurricane Season 2008

  • The Odds

  • On Shifting Soil

Life After the Storms (2005 & 2006)

  • Men Swarm New Orleans

  • Cleaning Up

  • The Survivors

  • Sealing the House

Introduction
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The Elevator Speech
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In the Library
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On the Street
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A Surfeit of Friends
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In the Frame
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The Quiet Summer
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At the Abby
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On the Beach
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