Eight Years Abroad
Every year I reflect back not on December 31, but on January 29, the anniversary of the day…
January 29, 2021
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USA
December 2020
I spent all of December in the US, home with my family, and it was perfect. I’ve never…
January 5, 2021
Seventeen Days
On Day 10, my second Saturday morning in quarantine, I painted sunflowers. My family had gone off to…
November 30, 2020
A Day Out in Brooklyn
The best part of long-distance collaboration is finally being in the same place. Alison and I started our…
January 17, 2020
What Is It Like?
Back when I lived in Boston, our Fourth of July family tradition involved schlepping to the Old State…
July 14, 2018
Coney Island Of My Mind
The world is a beautiful place to be born into if you don’t mind happiness not always being…
February 20, 2017
The Dreamspace Between Istanbul and New York City
Alison and I met each other in college. We were both theater directors and photography enthusiasts; I piqued…
September 26, 2016
Driving Into The Desert, Part 3: Salvation Mountain
In case you missed it, here’s Part 1 and here’s Part 2. In 1980, a man named Leonard Knight…
August 25, 2016
Driving Into The Desert, Part 2: The Salton Sea
In case you missed it, here’s Part 1. Before we reached our ultimate destination of Salvation Mountain, there…
August 24, 2016
Driving Into The Desert, Part 1: Hicksville, USA
The most splendid adventures rarely go according to plan. My sister Hillary and I schemed an epic trip…
August 23, 2016