Author: Will Pemberton

My first thought is about Berry’s language. Every sentence weighs heavily in the mind, as gold weighs heavy in the hand. How does he combine ordinary words into such weighty thoughts? It is a gift of his. Reading him invites …

Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part series. Read the first part – The weird (but true) economics behind my $26,000 sweater – here. I would like to say that this is where the economic formula really …

The hurricane howls outside.     In by the fire it’s warm.The house creaks side to side     to the pulsing of the storm.By candle we sip our stew      while shingles flap and tear.The power is out since two—     yet still, no …

Note: The photo above isn’t actually a photo of me. But this is a dude who clearly knows a quality sweater when he sees one, and feels about it the way I feel about mine…or will feel, when it exists. …