In late January and early February, I spent two weeks living in Robert Lax’s old house on Patmos while doing research for my forthcoming book An Island to Myself: The Place of Solitude in an Active Life (Monkfish Publishing, spring 2025).
I’ll be posting more about the book and my experiences in writing it in coming days, but for a taste of it now, you can go to robertlax.com and read about my thoughts while looking over the only reminders of Lax still in his house: his books.
Stumbling on your wonderful site just shy of finishing Pure Act and jumping on a plane to head to Patmos (from AK). Staying in Skala for my time there. I’m curious about the whereabouts of Lax’s house, to pay respects and just catch a glimpse. Is it an easy find? Familiar destination? I’ve been living in Lax’s work for a lot of the past year and look forward to this pilgrimage to Patmos. Thanks so much for your work and efforts! I appreciate your part in this process…