The Art of Dying I always said that when my time came I’d want to go fast. But where’s the fun in that? December 16, 2019 Hurricane Season On storms, repairs, and family. November 25, 2019 My Life as a Child Chef For a bullied kid with weight issues, haute cuisine provided an escape. November 18, 2019 The Final Frontier I love Mr. Spock because he reminds me of you, I told my father. For the first time that night, I considered the possibility that he was going to survive it. November 11, 2019 My Year of Concussions The thud was thicker than I’d expected. It felt as if my head had been slammed in a car door. November 4, 2019 My Years in the Florida Shuffle of Drug Addiction Cycling through relapse and recovery, and the industry that enables both. October 14, 2019 Abandoning a Cat Personal History by Haruki Murakami: “This heavy weight my father carried—a trauma, in today’s terminology—was handed down, in part, to me.” September 30, 2019 Four Years in Startups Life in Silicon Valley during the dawn of the unicorns. September 23, 2019 My Terezín Diary What is most striking to me today about the diary I kept in the camp, seventy-five years ago, is what I left out. September 9, 2019 The Book of Prince The pop star had grand plans for his autobiography, but only a few months to live. September 2, 2019