Metadata
- Author: Benn Stancil
- Full Title:: Something in the Orange
- Category:: 🗞️Articles
- URL:: https://benn.substack.com/p/something-in-the-orange
- Read date:: 2025-10-04
Highlights
But in reality, I worked at Mode for a more basic reason. I started it with Derek and Josh because I liked them. (View Highlight)
When you’re on the highway, it is easy to chase what is in front of us, and forget what—and who—is waiting behind us. It is easy to get absorbed in our ambitions and ourselves, and to forget that someone wants us home. Adventure, for a while. But eventually, a quieter home. A mountain house; a view of the late fragments of sunset light. A small boat and a big lake. A room for movies; a fire place; an ice maker; a nice set of speakers; a few kids running around. It is an easy exit to miss, on the madness of this highway. But as deserved as it is worthy, if you found it. You can pack a lot of glory into a car, but you cannot fit the good stuff. (View Highlight)