The Chill of Holiday LonelinessIt’s the holidays. I’m sitting alone at a restaurant bar. I look around. I see many couples engrossed in the twinkling lights and…Dec 18, 20221Dec 18, 20221
Race & Identity: I Never Belonged In the White BoxI’ve never felt comfortable checking the “White” box when required to answer about race on any given form, application, or study. Yet, I…Jan 29, 2022Jan 29, 2022
In Death Is There Life?Partially-crumbled, faith-drenched aesthetics of old churches and cemeteries, fascinate me. There’s something beautiful, sad, holy, and…Aug 15, 20211Aug 15, 20211
Sex and the REAL CityNow THIS is newsworthy. It was freshly announced that one of the greatest shows of all time, “Sex and the City” starts production this…Jan 12, 2021Jan 12, 2021
Middle Age Rage — Circa 2020I’m not violent. I’m not rash. I’m not suicidal. And yet, these days, I feel a bizarre — almost reckless, nearly self-annihilating energy…Aug 24, 2020Aug 24, 2020
How Walking Saved MeI’ve never been a walker and to say it saved my life might sound over dramatic. But it feels this way. In the middle of March, as the…Jul 7, 2020Jul 7, 2020