

hope song
I took a freshman seminar at UNC-CH called the Interplay of Music and Physics. I studied two cute boys in the class really hard. When it...


ungraspable
"Have you towed a car in the last two hours?" I am wearing a leotard, pink ballet tights and converse. The man with kind eyes in the...


there are four chairs at the table
Nearly a year ago I had this sentence pop into my head while I was meditating: There are four chairs at the table. I found it very...


cancel the hill
The elevator arrives at the fifth floor. Eight people fill it. We wait. Four M trains come, then an F. We need the B train. We wait....


for giving
"You have to use the gifts you're given to make others feel good. If you're beautiful, make others feel beautiful, if you're smart, make...


away message
When Katie went to college, I got her big bedroom. I always coveted my sister's room. It had pink trim, posters of sharpay puppies and a...


holidays, left of center
Santa is left of his boots, his belt, his mittens and his face. He must also feel the burn of holiday preparations and obligations if he...


if you build it, birds will come
I haven't had my own outdoor space in twelve years. I had Fort Greene and Prospect park. I had the Brooklyn Bridge, the Promenade,...


see a penny
The lowly penny is powerful. It is dispensable as change and the agent of change my day often needs. Since I look for pennies, I find...