Playlist for the Pandemic
The dream of working remotely has been realized, but there are strings attached. It’s come during a period of quarantine. It’s become harder to maintain a healthy work-life balance. And it’s made ...
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Outside My Comfort Zone
On a hike years ago, I met someone who was there on the advice of his therapist. “What?” I wondered. “Yeah, I know. He suggests that I hike up a mountain at least once a month.” I don’t remember anything else about ...
Italy — A Feast for the Senses
A 13-day vacation to Italy. It’s my tenth trip here and I still can’t get enough. I know how good it will be. Returning allows me to savor the sensual yet again, and more slowly each time. And why engage in FOMO ...
Old Photographs
At 21, I moved away from the street in Brooklyn where I grew up, the street where my mother still lived. The subway ride to my new apartment in Queens took only half an hour, but as far as my mother was concerned, ...
My Puerto Rican Skin
My beloved grandmother passed away in 1980. I was 18 and selfish and not emotionally present. She spent the last year of her life in and out of hospitals, but all I remember from that time were trips to the beach. ...