Photographed this about three years ago. I miss New York and all its lights; I’ve been itching to visit for the past year or so. In my general consumption of rom-com movies–always based in NYC (of course) and around Christmas (yes), Christmas lights, in particular, have become somewhat of a myth. So I’m going back … More Empire State of Mind
Two years ago, Pulitzer Prize-winning Junot Diaz stood in front of a packed auditorium and read to us a passage from his book, This is How You Lose Her. It’s the story where Yunior cheats on his girlfriend, Alma, who has a “long tender horse neck” and grew up in Hoboken, “part of the Latino community … More The Time Junot Diaz Talked At Me
“I like you; your eyes are full of language.” [Letter to Anne Clarke, July 3, 1964.]”
Psychedelic Poise, a watercolor portrait time-lapse
Lately I’ve been having these little moments where I’m just suddenly really happy for the relationships in my life. For the friends, family, best friends, s/o (Oh, s/o sounds so formal. Boyfriend.) Like today, when we were curled up on the couch, eyes glued to the screen, feeling ambivalent for Eleven in Stranger Things, (leave! … More Happy
we drive home bound with the windows down carrying bags of tea that smell like Christmas, flecked with ginger, decked in lights pass by billboards for fidget spinners & a bridge that reminds me of beyond two souls & a school with the sign that reads “meet the Teachers night” lo que sera, sera means … More Displacement
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