Five essays consider change through routines, shoes, a question about purpose, a poem, and a pear tree. Together, they follow how a shift becomes visible over time.
Read the essays
- Mirrors in the Mundane — Familiar objects and routines begin to reveal a change that has not yet been named.
- One Foot at a Time: The Story of Mismatched Shoes — A pair of mismatched shoes raises questions about fit, support, and adaptation.
- What Comes Next: Finding Purpose in the Everyday — A new year brings a question about direction and the smaller decisions that follow.
- Ember and Thunder: A Conversation About Change — A reflection and poem consider the period after a familiar direction shifts.
- Seasons of the Pear Tree: A Reflection on Time and Change — A tree connects childhood memory with change across the years.
For the introductions and author’s notes, read the full Change, Adaptation, and What Comes Next collection.