Meditations in an Emergency

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“East River from the Shelton Hotel” (1928), Georgia O’Keefe

If I’m alone, I stand in the center. If someone else is there, I take the opposing side. People come and go, I shift my feet unconsciously, keep my movements small. And so does pretty much everybody else.

Oh, elevators. Metal boxes on cables are wonderful places to watch people behave oddly. It’s…

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