It was quiet outside. Not even the Swans had started taunting the world around them, but laid still in their corner of the river bank as I passed by on my bike. Another early morning. Another day of travel. A trip to Heidelberg with our summer interns was underway, that is, as soon as I … [Read More]
Questions, Old Walls, and (still) Going through It
“You’ve got to go through it, Tony.” It’s maybe a hundred meters long, jagged stones stacked on one another. Though it is centuries old, the constant presence of young people on its ledge erases ideas of noble conquest or stately affair. No, it is just the Neckarmauer, the wall that runs alongside the Neckar River. … [Read More]