State of Being II

Missives from the field

I had forgotten how to daydream.

I prescribe it to my children, as a medicine they are loathe to swallow. ‘Daydream. Get bored. Get off the screens,’ is my smug refrain that I delight in refraining. I find genuine joy watching how painful they find being bored because I also know that in any moment, there will be a ‘click’ and they’ll be soon deep in a …