The Koi Pond of Discontent

Don’t be fooled, stirring a feeding frenzy is not meaningful accomplishment

Andrew Donaldson

--

Koi Pond, Nagasaki, Japan (pic by Japanexperterna )

Koi ponds are supposed to be peaceful places, both as decorative landscaping and as places for reflection and peaceful mediation. The koi themselves, elevated to a higher place of respect than their fellow carps, are beautiful if somewhat persnickety creatures who exist mostly to look pretty…

--

--

Andrew Donaldson

Writer. Mountaineer diaspora. Veteran. Managing Editor @ordinarytimemag on culture & politics, food writing @yonderandhome, Host @heardtellshow & other media