Note on My Unexpected Absence

On Death and Desire—and Active Love as an Antidote

Dear Readers:

This is not the kind of essay that you’re used to finding here. Instead, it’s an update on what’s been happening in my life over the past few weeks.

I expect to be back to more of a regular writing schedule later this month, but this newsletter will never be quite the same. The events of the past few weeks have been an impetus for me to dig…