⧉ Small things
Welcome to the twenty-second issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Small things I’ve been running a series of workshops — a writing accelerator — to share what I know with my...
⧉ Dispatches from the NYABF
Welcome to the twenty-first issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Dispatches from the NYABF Last Saturday, I made a pilgrimage across the East River for Printed Matter’s New...
⧉ Taking time
Welcome to the twentieth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Taking time I’m taking the weekend off from writing — so I can make space for diner breakfasts and photo-...
⧉ Learning to see
Welcome to the nineteenth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Learning to see The weather was perfect on Saturday. Sunny and dry, but not too hot. I was looking forward to...
⧉ Time vampires
Welcome to the eighteenth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Time vampires My new (well, new-ish) subway commute involves a transfer from my local 6 train to the 4/5 express...
⧉ Something good is worth finding
Welcome to the seventeenth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Something good is worth finding I moved to New York two years ago, almost to the day. During my first few...
⧉ The problem with jargon
Welcome to the sixteenth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ The problem with jargon I’ve been condensing what I know about work-related writing into an accelerator of sorts....
⧉ Pattern recognition
Welcome to the fifteenth issue of OVERLAP ⧉  Pattern recognition Remember that parallelogram of projects from a while back? Right now, my balanced mix of...
⧉ Reclaimed
Welcome to the fourteenth issue of OVERLAP ⧉  Reclaimed Nature comes for everything, eventually. In the city, it’s a vine creeping up the side of a brick...
⧉ Round trip
Welcome to the thirteenth issue of OVERLAP ⧉  Round trip My office is moving to a new neighborhood. As I write this, I’m contemplating my first day in the...
⧉ A parallelogram of projects
Welcome to the twelfth issue of OVERLAP ⧉  A parallelogram of projects My life is full of projects — at work and otherwise. I’ve been thinking lately about...
⧉ The language of photography
Welcome to the eleventh issue of OVERLAP ⧉ The language of photography I’ve been taking a break from photography for the past few months. Not by choice,...
⧉ Listening
Welcome to the tenth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Listening It’s the start of a long holiday weekend and the beginning of summer. Sometimes it’s nice to take a break...
⧉ In season
Welcome to the ninth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ In season “What is this?” The grocery store cashier gestures toward a bundle of greenish pink stalks, hanging...
⧉ Experiments in context
Welcome to the eighth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Experiments in context I love content experiments, and I’m fascinated by the idea of bending stories and experiences...
⧉ A neighborhood ramble
Welcome to the seventh issue of OVERLAP ⧉  A neighborhood ramble Where do you live? is a loaded question; the answer is tabulated and the response is...
⧉ Hustles, archives, legacies
Welcome to the sixth issue of OVERLAP ⧉  Hustles, archives, legacies I celebrated a milestone birthday yesterday. If I’m fortunate to live as long as my...
⧉ Making space for chaos
Welcome to the fifth issue of OVERLAP ⧉  Making space for chaos I recently wrote an article with a new collaborator, and after it was published, we talked...
⧉ A tale of two workshops
Welcome to the fourth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ A tale of two workshops Last summer, I spent several days at Yale for a nonfiction storytelling workshop called...
⧉ The exception and the exceptional
Welcome to the third issue of OVERLAP ⧉ The exception and the exceptional I took some art classes in college, including a sculpture class during my senior...