Hearthside 04: An Hour By The Fire: What my Evenings Look and Sound Like

A quiet fire can do something a screen never will: it can hold your attention without taking anything from you. I’m at the cabin at the end of the day, the work is done, the stove is fading, and Callie is asleep on the cool floor. Instead of trying to fill the evening with one more task or one more scroll, I sit down and let the hour be empty on purpose. That empty hour sounds small, but it changes everything. When the night finally gets dark and there’s nothing left to do, my mind starts to...