We read "On Keeping a Notebook" in Essay Club last week! Interesting parallel to see past cars as proxies for past selves. Excited to see you bring science into the essay, and makes me think I should probably do some research into some of the great science essayists.
I love how you highlight the importance of context & the striving towards coherence between "the private & the performance." There is also something kind of magical that can happen when you get to just be the passenger, not having to navigate the route, the traffic, the pedestrians, just get off at the right stop! Thanks for writing and sharing this.
We read "On Keeping a Notebook" in Essay Club last week! Interesting parallel to see past cars as proxies for past selves. Excited to see you bring science into the essay, and makes me think I should probably do some research into some of the great science essayists.
I agree. I like the way you introduced Didion into this, Naz
I love how you highlight the importance of context & the striving towards coherence between "the private & the performance." There is also something kind of magical that can happen when you get to just be the passenger, not having to navigate the route, the traffic, the pedestrians, just get off at the right stop! Thanks for writing and sharing this.
I love this essay and your taste in music!