What follows is a set of essays written for people who sense that something essential is missing from the way communication is usually discussed in today’s world.  Rather than focusing on “communication styles,” scripts or quick wins, this body of work explores communication as a discipline that forms us through restraint rather than expression, discernment over popularity, and responsibility instead of 

Each of these pieces grew slowly and that is how they are meant to be read, slowly.  They are offered freely, without urgency or expectation, for those willing to think carefully and return often.