The Best Way to Fall

Once in awhile I’m still asked how I fell through the bridge – details and all. I can’t remember the … More

Why Maggie Fell

The indomitable Maggie came to town yesterday with her family. She was playful as always, nibbling away, slinking into someone’s … More

More Than Walking

I just watched a documentary called More Than Walking. The film was written and directed by Jonathan Sigworth, now a … More

A Day to Remember

It happened one year ago today. A potentially lethal recipe for disaster. These were the ingredients: A steel bridge. A … More

Dedicato a Marianna

Many times since my accident, I’ve thought about Marianna – a thirty-something Italian woman I met in early 2008, both … More

Through his eyes

There is something distinctly unsettling, albeit fascinating, about reliving the day of my accident through another person’s eyes. Michael’s eyes, … More

The Medical Circus, Part I

By yesterday morning, the bed of my thumbnail had morphed into a hideously bulbous thing, and in its nearly infectious … More

Call of the Wild

I snapped this bird photo in Battambang. (A pretty good closeup, right?) Sure it’s a beautiful two-winged creature, but I … More

Angels of Battambang

I know I was lucky, but there was more to it than that. There must have been angels hovering around … More

The day I fell through a bridge

January 25, 2009 was an eventful day in Cambodia, the day before Chinese New Year. Preparations were well under way … More