Chapter 5 - A Series of Approximations
I have never believed in the possibility of exactness. There are no straight lines in nature therefore only by a series of approximations do we perceive truth. — Stan Hall, 1976
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Where the Roads Have No Names, Only Reputations
We stopped to ask for help more than once and were given arm-waving directions in Spanish with references like “go past the mango tree, then two houses down from where Tito’s uncle used to live.” Super helpful if you knew Tito. We did not.
Chapter 4 - In Memory of the Year 1994
Sara's words were the confessions of someone who had seen something that shattered her reality. The references to "visions of monsters," the ability to "see into the deep soul," Jon's "creature" emerging—it all connected to what Jax had described in Chicago.
The Oracle of Salerno
His pink shorts alone were a statement—bold, unapologetic. He didn’t speak a word of English but carried on full conversations with us using Google Translate, which somehow made every exchange sound simultaneously robotic and sultry.
The Break Up: When the Soulmate Shit Doesn’t Work
Day after day he left sweet messages on my phone, notes on my pillow and said that nothing was right before I came into his life. But as good things do and time and circumstance swirl up the dirt at our feet, a thing happened.
Chapter 3 – Nothing As It Seems
Catherine sank into the gray modern sofa. It was too hard for her liking, not soft and comfortable like hers at home. She took a long sip of the scotch and closed her eyes for a moment, preparing herself for something she couldn't name but knew would change everything.
Lessons from a Hike in Costa Rica
The view was pure rainforest: a lush, tangled wilderness so dense with trees and vines you couldn't see more than five feet into it. This was the kind of place that swallows paths whole within days and casually hosts snakes that would strongly prefer you visit elsewhere.