Nonfiction
The Game of Kings
An investigation into the hidden world of park chess.
I’d Rather Be a Boy
A short reflection on a childhood spent wanting to be something I’m decidedly not.
Summer Lyrics:Summer Thoughts
*Disclaimer: I recently uncovered a TON of old music. Immediately, I was transported to various points of my life, remembering what I was experiencing, and why I was listening. I decided to create a piece that pays tribute to just how powerful music can be. *Another Disclaimer: While music is a portal to any time, […]
Channeling William
Similarities between Shakespeare’s Sonnets and Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange
Some Clean Up Work
I’m not sure what I expected when both of my parents died 20 months apart. At 34 and then at 35, I knew there would be a lot I wouldn’t process for a long time. I also knew I deeply distrusted the word ‘process,’ with its implied expectations of productivity. What I didn’t anticipate is […]
The Secret of Momma
In the role-playing game of life, the “adopted” attribute is often misunderstood.
Remembering Kathy Leissner
“She could not know that the future would be so ugly.”
Today Is Your Wedding Day
Today is your wedding day, and it’s weird I’m not there. It’s weird because we were so close. Before we weren’t anymore. Sitting in Starbucks for hours until they locked their doors. Silly accents at a hole in the wall coffee shop in Hicksville. Car rides to Fire Island and listening to the Cranberries. Phone […]
