“As much as culture gives us sayings like 'time is merely a construct' or the capitalist view of 'time is money'; I've often wondered - is there any other way that I can understand what time is? Of course, my go-to thought is to find an answer in a book. Did I find one singular answer? No, but I did find a beautiful unfolding of why I'm more settled than ever to continue journeying through time.”

Artists whose tools are pencils, pens, and keyboards rather than brushes and paints rarely have the opportunity to display their literary thoughts unless they have a publishing deal. And even then — where and how to share shorter written works?

Downtown York's The Grotto will provide that space, at least for the duration of the "Simple Pleasures" exhibition on written works.