Simmons Buntin, the author of Satellite: Essays on Fatherhood and Home, Near and Far, is a tall drink of water who seeks a certain beauty in all of his pursuits, whether writing, editing the award-winning online journal Terrain.org, lecturing, making photographs, managing projects and teams, or even walking the dogs. That seeking — that seeing — is a professional and creative pursuit well beyond the surface of things, something akin to truth. And quite often: humor.