The Thin Veil

Or the essay in which I attempt to stitch it all together.

There’s a sensation that I occasionally experience that is hard to describe, but I’m going to give it a try by a thousand devices. It occurs when I’m hyper-present, which I find an effort to sustain for giant swaths of time. I can pack a bag and travel there, like in a meditation, but this particular experience I’m trying to convey would be better descr…