There is a scene in HBO’s 2008 epic miniseries, John Adams, when Adams entreats Thomas Jefferson to write a “declaration of principles,” what would become United States’ Declaration of Independence. “I have a great opinion of the elegance of your pen,” he tells Jefferson, “and none at all of my own.” Watching that scene was… Continue reading The Truth in the Pen
Month: January 2020
Giant Pink Bunny
For almost fifteen years, I have been fascinated by a giant pink bunny. Resting atop a hill in the Italian Alps since 2005, Rabbit, in its original state, at least, exuded the innocence of a child's favorite worn plushy, with its wayward limbs and its one-eyed, wide-eyed stare. Nearly the entirety of the 200-feet long,… Continue reading Giant Pink Bunny