Scenes from a Broken Hand

Scenes from a Broken Hand

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Desert Island Desks
Inside the invisible profession
Nov 28 • 
Andrew Ordover
Inflatable America
Are those muscles or just hot air?
Nov 21 • 
Andrew Ordover
We Make the Path by Stumbling
Was I supposed to have a plan?
Nov 14 • 
Andrew Ordover
Books Make the Best Gifts!
It's getting colder: time to curl up by the fire with a good read.
Nov 7 • 
Andrew Ordover
A Theater of Presence
Everything old might be new again
Nov 1 • 
Andrew Ordover

October 2025

[2025 Re-Post] Rigor Shouldn't Lead to Mortis
There's more to rigorous instruction than "harder" and "more."
Oct 25 • 
Andrew Ordover
The Still, Small Voice
On learning to listen
Oct 17 • 
Andrew Ordover
1994
Looking back at my half-life
Oct 10 • 
Andrew Ordover
The House on Rattlesnake Mountain Road
A memory
Oct 3 • 
Andrew Ordover

September 2025

Measure What You Value
What matters--and what doesn't--is not carved in stone
Sep 26 • 
Andrew Ordover
Great Reckonings in Little Phrases
On gathering and holding onto rosebuds
Sep 19 • 
Andrew Ordover
[2025 Re-post] Breathing In and Breathing Out
Make reading and writing transformative again.
Sep 12 • 
Andrew Ordover
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