what sings, what blooms in the dirt
some notes on friendship
People have a lot to say about friendship — what it is and what it’s not. So often, we think it’s the grand gestures, the ones we might picture-pick specifically for commemoration. But I’m reminded, as I often am, that what anybody really wants is to be present in someone’s mind and to know it, and know it when they forget. We pick up the phone to call,…