short musings and podcast transcripts
my dog is adopted she had a whole life before this and she used to shake and shudder and not eat and not walk in those early days with us then she barked at passers-by apparently concerned about her safety or mine and I couldn’t understand it because I knew she was safe but she…
“I really like your hair,” said Beth, the woman working the grocery checkout, and I did not know what to say. All Summer long (truthfully, all life long), my hair has been my nemesis. I’ve bought products, scoured hair-care websites using the search terms ‘frizz’, ‘curly’ and ‘help’. I’ve ‘plomped’, deep-conditioned, dried with a t-shirt,…
We made our way to Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC with little expectation, other than seeing a really pretty place while exploring the city on our quick family getaway. As we approached, I found myself awed by this old and holy place nestled within a city that is all about newness, power, money, and prestige.…