In the Company of Stone

Since the days of petitioning my high school administration for more freedom to roam the hallways during class hours, writing has been my preferred form of communication. The process of editing a piece of writing gives me time to examine my thoughts and articulate them more clearly. I don’t trust myself to get it right the first time when speaking.

So, it was quite a revelation to me to hear the result of Stefan van Norden’s work after he interviewed me for his podcast Nature Revisited. Hearing the episode for the first time, the editing of my thoughts that are usually hashed out on the written page were magically accomplished without any effort at all on my part. Stefan had transformed what I feared would be barely coherent answers to his interview questions into perfectly reasonable and measured responses! Sitting down with him, it was immediately clear that he’s a good interviewer. The final product proves him to be a great editor, as well. I hope you’ll have a listen.