This is love, she thought, isn't it? When you notice someone's absence and hate that absence more than anything? More, even, than you love his presence?

Chickens can do many things, but they cannot make sophisticated deals with humans.

She extended a hand that I didn't know how to take, so I broke its fingers with my silence.

Was his death an essential stage in the continuation of his life?

Life is scarier than death.

We need a better way to talk about eating animals, a way that doesn't ignore, or even just shruggingly accept things like habits, cravings, family and history, but rather incorporates them into the conversation. The more they are allowed in, the more strongly we will want to follow our best instincts.

Technology celebrates connectedness, but encourages retreat.