I remember when leaving my apartment and walking the three blocks it takes to get to the PATH train was routine. It required no thought, only muscle memory to slide my metro card through the turnstile and descend the giant escalator to the platform … [Read more]
My First Father’s Day Without My Father
I knew something was different that first November when my birthday rolled around and there was no card in the mail addressed “To my one and only daughter, xoxo, Daddy.” Then there was Thanksgiving which marked my first attempt to cook a … [Read more]
In Order To Fix Our Problem, We Have to Acknowledge We Have One
There’s been a problem with my mother’s freezer for awhile. She knew it. I knew it. My brother knew it. Not everything was freezing equally and ice kept accumulating on the thermostat in the back. None of us wanted to deal with it. Not even my … [Read more]
When Trying To Stay Optimistic Is Like Playing A Game of Whack-a-Mole
Every day when I call my mother, not more than a few minutes into the conversation she laments about what is going on in this country. She grew up during the Great Depression, lost her mother at the start of WWll, and worked at the Fairchild Plant in … [Read more]
My Four Best Practices For Making New Friends On LinkedIn
I love talking to strangers and I love making new friends. Before the pandemic, WFH, and wearing a mask in public, it would usually begin with some point of connection that engages a conversation. That might be the current state of the weather, how … [Read more]
If It’s Still March How Can The Semester Be Over Already?
Every day I wake up and I think it’s still March. I look at my calendar and I’m reminded that is not the case, but still somewhere deep inside of me it feels like March. It’s easy to get confused. The days have all run into each other since we all … [Read more]
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