Intimate Places (knowing a place versus visiting)
It’s a gift, and a mystery that requires imagination, to love a place and feel that it loves you back the way a dog might. A secret, sacred empathy…
Jeff Calvert / Format / Essay
Essay
Knee Rehab without Surgery
An update on my running progress 6 months after I snapped my ACL and opted for physical therapy instead of surgical repair.
Soccer Faces
I look for people at their best, in moments of earnest engagement when they are so involved in doing something they love that they forget to pose…
Christmas Letter (Iraq 2003)
You may not find the usual levity in this year’s letter, but maybe I can bring it around to something positive by the end. The theme is paradox…
A Running Start (force of wonder)
I crave the solitude of running alone, but 2 years ago I became a father, and it became scarce. But also less important — my son is now my running partner.