This books consists of two essays that grew from my experience as a seeker at national conferences of teachers and writers--one in San Antonio, Texas, in 1986, and one in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2015. The book investigates the nature of learning oblique from formal exchange, at the deeper frequency of heart and mind. Three poems in English and Spanish round out the little book as a gift for fellow seekers at the 2020 Associated Writing Programs conference in San Antonio.