Tom Lewin

Tom Lewin

Jul
05
This Culture is Not Your Friend

This Culture is Not Your Friend

Who were you before the world bent you into shape? Before the nation armed you with its ideological compass and
3 min read
Jul
01
Death in the Caucasus

Death in the Caucasus

We were sitting in the kitchen shooting whiskey while the rigor mortis claimed her body above us. Tamaz drunkenly stumbled
6 min read
Jun
30
Why Can't We Shake Religion?

Why Can't We Shake Religion?

Despite Nietzsche's frequently misunderstood and cheesified prediction, God isn't dead. In fact, He's very
6 min read
Jun
26
Death: the Healing Tonic

Death: the Healing Tonic

Our terror of death is endless. Visit any public park, and you'll find no hint of death or
3 min read
Jun
24
Puglia: Un Posto Al Sole

Puglia: Un Posto Al Sole

Francesca wore more gold than Montezuma. She'd swagger around her Puglian villa half-naked, drunkenly clutching 100 euro bottles
4 min read
Jun
15
Rajasthani Afternoons

Rajasthani Afternoons

I met Anuj in an ashram cafeteria in Rishikesh. He was holding court in an Adidas tracksuit, gathering followers as
7 min read
Jun
15
I Choose

I Choose

I choose to be my own wheel of life. To radiate love in a world aching with suffering. I choose
3 min read
Jun
14
We are Starved for Connection

We are Starved for Connection

We are starved for real connection. Starved for a connection with the mystery of life. Where once there was awe,
2 min read
Jun
12
AWOL in Armenia

AWOL in Armenia

I was speeding through a blizzard in the Armenian highlands with a chain-smoking, one-handed taxi driver blasting Rabiz on his
7 min read
May
28
Haywire in the Hashemite

Haywire in the Hashemite

Mac arrived to a bottle of the sleaziest Jordanian bootleg spirits I'd laid eyes on. I had spent
5 min read