The one where I take a moment to re-set my expectations of myself and use my time more wisely.
Re-Calibrating (A Quick Scribble)
Self-knowledge is moot if it is not practicable.
Discovering the Sublime Joy of Solitude
Many months ago, I was leaving a party held at a home in some exclusive and wealthy neighborhood whose name I cannot remember after a night of uncomfortably pounding seltzer waters and trying to conjure up a modest sum of charm from a well that had long gone dry. I remember the feeling clearly. I'd …
Notes on Grieving: This is What I Have; It Will Have to Be Enough
How do I feel? How do I really feel? In the hours, days and weeks since my father passed, I've found that—perhaps for the first time in my life—I don't really have the precise words to describe what I'm feeling. I thought I might know what is transpiring in my heart and mind—at least before …
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What I’m Using to Help My Skin Survive Summer Heat, Mask-Irritation and Never-Ending Stress
Here's a brief dispatch on things I'm doing to keep well while the world burns. TW: Very annoying privilege, and a lot of product placement.