Life at an Artists' Residency, (Which is and isn't just like Camp)Yesterday I sat down mid-afternoon, under a robin’s egg blue sky, gazing at the treetops beginning to turn yellow and red. I picked up my...
Searching for "The Roses Man"I met “The Roses Man” when I was 5 or 6 years old, attending Franklin Elementary School in East Orange, New Jersey. I was freshly...
How the Witch Became a ModelWhen I was five, my heaven was a tiny dusty theater at Upsala College in East Orange, New Jersey. My father taught music history there....
How I met TED“You should do a TED talk,” a literary agent suggested, as I blinked at her. “A TED talk? What would I even talk about? And how do you...
What is Your Purpose?What brings meaning to your life? I am not asking because I have the right answer. I am asking because I want you to have an answer, an...
The Bottom of the World BubbleRemember people? I’m not talking about your family or close friends. I’m talking humanity, unknown people. Drinking in a bar and talking...