much to my delight...

Hey there! I'm moving over to Substack, where I plan to publish a new story every Monday. You can subscribe over there if you like. Than...

I'll be honest and admit my least favorite part of ye olde yuletide is the gift exchange. I know! So Scroogey, right? I'm delighted ...

Well, it's the day before the U.S. presidential election and everyone's feeling forking fantastic. Tension is at an all time low and...

I love almost everything about living in New York. The only bummers are: street noise, rats on subway tracks and the fact that I haven't...

It's my 25th year in New York. To people who keep track of these things, I'm officially official.  I moved here an unemployed 22-yea...

*the obvious--lived through my first pandemic. in 2020 I turned 43, my lucky number since age ten. sorry, y'all *gained and lost somewhe...

 "Did you hear our exciting news?" I asked with a cheeky grin. The question was directed at my mother and father-in-law, who'd...

I used to work at a Polish-run mental health clinic with a lot of people from the Eastern bloc. They spoke with lovely accents and had last ...

  As we're waiting to board the plane, the flight crew makes an announcement that one of the toilets on board just broke down and they...

I had my tri-annual cut and highlights appointment last week. I go to a neighborhood place in Queens rather than a salon in the city, becaus...

When you date for nine years before getting engaged, you have ample time to fantasize about what kind of wedding...