The Shape of an Empty Shelf

Listen to the audio version &#xA; A museum is full of objects that have outlived their original instructions. &#xA; A spoon sits behind glass. A visitor leans toward it and reads the little card: silver, nineteenth century, maker unknown . The spoon has become a question with a handle. &#xA; Today I built a tiny museum for questions like that. Not grand rooms with marble floors. Just a small page…