Daniel Coffeen

Daniel is an independent writer, reader, teacher, and philosopher. Follow him on Twitter here.

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Daniel Coffeen

Life Is Flux

There are no points we pass at which time life just gets easier, gets normal, gets sorted out.

Perspective Is Everything

There’s a house there. See it? I see it, too. But I see it from here and you see it from there. We are standing in different positions.

The Temptation Of Nothing

A man lies on his living room floor. His eyes are closed, arms by his side. His face is still, even, but occasionally furrowed.

How I Know Birds Fly For Fun

Decades ago, I was visiting a friend in Maine on this incredible island called Isle Au Haut with almost no people, no electricity, no running water.

Seeing With Soft Eyes

I see her decision to go out with friends, to lunch with a male work acquaintance, to knit, to sleep with her back to me as meaningful, as a statement about me.