A morass of a wordcloud
Some days can just feel like one big sinkhole Quicksand filling one’s lungs Hands outstretched trying to grab the air droplets
Living in New York City this past year has been an act of love
Living in New York City this past year has been an act of love, resistance and resilience. Plainly speaking, it has been hard. Day in and day out I walked to the clinic wondering how we would get to the other side. Sadly, for many others it didn’t […]
Grieving people we never met
A couple of years ago, I was devastated by the Anthony Bourdain’s suicide. I loved his book Kitchen Confidential and his travel shows. I had watched every episode of his various travel and dining shows. His shows were personal and just like many others I felt connected to […]
She was going to burn
Fire. Hot. Blazing. Her mind was racing and in overdrive about to burst into open flames. She couldn’t focus. She tried to distract herself but nothing readily worked. She took to pulling at her scabs. She took to biting her nails and arms. She walked and talked quickly. […]
Being followed by a drone hornet
There are days in which everything seems to be random and on a haywire bent. Random. Randomness. That’s my word of the week. Got to run with it all. Just the other morning, a bee or more probably a hornet, decided to just follow me everywhere. It couldn’t […]
The random smell of chocolate and waffles
Life can be random. Completely random, especially if you let it be. Random is good. Or so it can, if you let it. And today I feel like being random. Or rather, today I feel like embracing randomness. And with that I encountered this random smell of chocolate […]
What is happening beloved NYC?
Again, I will outright state that I’m a die-hard New Yorker. I love this city with all its highs and lows. I was excited to return to my beloved city after five years back out in California. When I left New York City it was in a good […]
Turning my son into my shopping partner
Last summer my son and I had a blast. We went on several domestic trips to enjoy the beautiful summer pool weather. He loves swimming. Just loves it. Thus, I sought out trips where he could get in plenty of pool time and where I could get in […]
Shattered and shuttered
These times have been difficult No denying that We breathe difficulty day in and day out We crave normalcy Yet things have been shattered and shuttered Boarded up and closed off forever more New things will come Yet it will not be the same Change is rooted in […]
The greatest joy: Happy birthday my son
The cliche is that life goes by too quickly. Blink and you miss key parts. You give your everything to your kids and then they are off to form their own families. The cycles go round and round. It’s the nature of life. And so I am reminded […]
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