“Wes imagined that, in some other distant world, if he remembered nothing else about his father, he would remember that his hand trembled when he drank water. That, or the fact that his eyes teared up whenever he heard "Brown-Eyed… — Jesse Browner Copy Share Image
“When I am a good host, I can order the world precisely as I believe it ought to be. It is a world that… — Jesse Browner Copy Share Image
“Wes imagined that, in some other distant world, if he remembered nothing else about his father, he would remember that his hand trembled when… — Jesse Browner Copy Share Image
Eating, and hospitality in general, is a communion, and any meal worth attending by yourself is improved by the multiples of those with whom… — Jesse Browner Copy Share Image
We are all doomed to seek our own happiness; we can't help ourselves. We are all, the cruel and the gentle alike, condemned to… — Jesse Browner Copy Share Image
There is also an underlying, less specific fear - what some might call an ontological or existential anxiety - that shrouds our days and… — Jesse Browner Copy Share Image