"Do stuff, be clenched, curious, not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention, it’s all about paying attention. Attention is vitality, it connects you with others. It makes you eager, stay eager." —Susan Sontag .  .  . xx ... Read More
One Small Step
There's a lot of pressure riding on writing (and publishing) the first post of a new year. It has to be perfect: witty, to show you're smart but not too serious; reflective, but not navel-gazing; and forward-thinking, sans the cheese that comes with aiming for inspirational (instead of ... Read More
New Year’s Resolutions 2016
2015 was hard. It was bad at times, even—but as one who is proud, it's difficult admitting that out loud. I'm the first-born of immigrant parents (one half of which is a feminist), which means you know better than to admit hardship. To fall is to be vulnerable, and to be vulnerable is to be weak. ... Read More