"I had always known that life was not appetite and acquisition. In my earnest, angry, good-girl way I pursued 'meaning.'" —Vivian Gornick, "Approaching Eye Level" . . . xx ... Read More
Working Girl: The ‘I Clean Up Alright’ Edition
I'm still recovering from my two-day trip to D.C./Chevy Chase for work; how is that every time I'm away from home, I end up feeling like I was hit by a bus? I've yet to master the art of traveling with grace (I don't understand how people travel in clothing that isn't a sweatpant-sweatshirt combo), ... Read More
Five Things (5.1.15)
1. Last Saturday K. gave me a desk. Months ago (when we were still together) he told me he wanted to build me one. It was Valentine's Day weekend; it was a last hurrah, and this desk he said he wanted to build for me—the desk I needed because he believed I was a writer who deserved the space to ... Read More