Essays

Of two stone yards, a tombstone etcher, and a master craftsman

Call me callous and unevolved, but sometimes I like buildings more than people.
I feel sorry for abandoned houses, as if they have a heart....

Sometimes I’d rather deal with the second-hand results of human life than human life itself. People are mean and stupid. Buildings do the best they can, considering who built them.

 


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