This year, I have several friends turning forty, while a few recently celebrated their forty-fifth. In just a few weeks, I’ll be turning forty-three myself. Among us, there’s a quiet desperation creeping in as we […]
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merry Christmas, Me
“Just five minutes, God, I chant like some hostage negotiator on the brink of a resolution. Five minutes alone. Please, please. Please.” ― Shannon Celebi Christmas came early. Thursday morning I successfully sat with my thoughts and […]
Peloton Didn’t Email Me Back: Riding for Reality
“We hated the gym. We loved it. We escaped to it. We avoided it. We had complicated relationships with our bodies, while at the same time insisting that we loved them unconditionally. We were sure […]
A Covid-19 Cry
“Crying is all right in its way while it lasts. But you have to stop sooner or later, and then you still have to decide what to do.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair If […]
The Ordinary Oscars
“I think it’s a great honor to win an Oscar but I think if you aim to be rewarded in your life you’ll get nowhere. I think that the biggest reward is the work itself […]
The Forty Files 