Tag: nonfiction
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Bon Voyage To My Lovely Clan
Arriving to my sister’s apartment, I always knock on the door and then open it without waiting for an answer, and it is always unlocked. My sister and her husband, having known I was on my way over, shout hello from wherever they are in the house. But my one-year-old (more…)
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Where Did My Travel Bug Go?
Sometimes I wonder if I used up all my traveling energy in my twenties. This week I’m in Mexico, visiting my friend Meghan who’s been living here for several years. I came to Mexico City for her 30th birthday party, a rather big bash. (more…)
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Life As Rehearsal
Yesterday I found myself leaning against the kitchen sink, sipping coffee, looking around the apartment, and thinking to myself: Things will be good when… we’ve hung up all the art that’s currently wedged between my dresser and the wall. When the frames we’ve bought are actually holding that art and (more…)
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Pause Your To Do List
My brain says to me: I still feel like you have a lot to do, though it’s a relief to have the wedding planning behind us. You and R need to do the finances. Sell or give away the jars from the wedding centerpieces. Book an Airbnb for the Mexico (more…)
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The Blinding Gift of Freedom
A spring morning in 2018 I woke up sleepy and thought I would ask my friend John if we could just do half of our usual morning running loop. (I always think, when I wake up for a run and am still 75% asleep, that I could never make it (more…)
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