In Praise of Friction

In a world of summaries, short-form, and reaction, awkwardness, presence, and humanness is radical.

I stepped in from the cold a few minutes late for my first day of my cooking 101 class. The train was running late, and so was I. If I press further into myself, the reality was the presence of a small rumble of anxiety at meeting new people in a new environment had me dragging my feet. I’ve been excited for this class for weeks, and yet when it came ti…