

“Giddyup” is motion — curiosity, momentum, the urge to keep going. “Buddha” is the pause.

It pulls you in holding your breath, sometimes moving gently, and then in violent ruptures. It pushes you to the very brink of disaster, before letting you go.

He once baked a dozen Linzer Hearts for her. You know, those heart-shaped shortbread biscuits that have a nice dollop of raspberry jam inside heart shaped biscuit rings placed on top of the first biscuit.

In the autumn of 1963, Kami’s parents embarked on a journey from...