I was blessed to have a mother who was especially attuned to beauty. In art, music, literature, nature—in any aspect of life–my mom would find beauty. Without ever having read Dostoevsky, she adhered to his belief that beauty would save the world…

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I had been living in Humenné, Slovakia for a year, and now it was time to say goodbye. I had long been thinking about the best way to conclude. A few weeks before my departure, I asked my friend and colleague if he would host a final gathering at his…

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A few months ago, I was in the thick of a project at work that felt all consuming and hugely consequential. It was 5pm and the spare bedroom that doubles as my office was feeling stuffy, but I wanted to keep working, and I felt like I needed to. My wife’s text message…

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