Beautiful essay on how place shapes creative work. The detail about Sondheim's mother being called "Foxy" adds such a personal layer to an already intimate story. What struck me most was how both men found thier way to the same tree from completely different paths yet extracted such similar wisdom about attention and impermanence.
I love this piece so much.
amazing work drawing the links between Sondheim and White both logistically (so many cool coincidences) and thematically!
Bravo. A thoughtful and majestic essay.
Beautiful essay on how place shapes creative work. The detail about Sondheim's mother being called "Foxy" adds such a personal layer to an already intimate story. What struck me most was how both men found thier way to the same tree from completely different paths yet extracted such similar wisdom about attention and impermanence.