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Europe 2023
Category: TravelNot to go all Arnold on you, but… we’re back! 🙂 I realize now that some of our friends might not have known we were gone. We stay pretty private and don’t tend to announce our travels on Facebook prior to our return, for safety reasons, as you can imagine. But now, I must share. Europe 2023 […] continue reading
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Cancer Story
Category: HealthI don’t know how to write about cancer, how to write about this most harrowing and universal human experience. It seems most people have a cancer story or more. Or a devastating illness story. Health is the exception, and it is precious, and if it gets taken for granted, it’s only because it is there […] continue reading
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Ode to My Parents
Category: FamilyThis post was going to be short. Then it got long. And now I know it’s an ode to my parents — When I was in school, one of the traditions I always looked forward to was going to the office supply store to get new school supplies with my parents. It moved me that […] continue reading
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Ode to Florida
Category: PoeticThe truth is, Florida, I love you just as you are… you can sunshine, rain, and thunder at your whim because I love your calms and storms, your every tendril of lime-yellow light, your cornflower skies cracked so easily by a whisp of cloud and a slice of sun, and yes, even your moody, feather-grey […] continue reading
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Wendyta
Category: HeartbreakEverything reminds me of you right now — the sight of a pretty sundress, of long brown hair, of my own running shoes, of the running path around the little lake that’s by my house. The joyful notes of a Latin song. Even thoughts of my own mother and father (because they remind me of […] continue reading
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Leaving Madrid, Finding Barcelona
Category: TravelWhen you live with strabismus, the sky is often the easiest thing to look at. Nothing jagged about it. You can look at the starriest, smokiest sky with exhausted eyes and still, it won’t daze you, because there are no real edges in it at all. Just light or darkness hanging in the gossamer of […] continue reading
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Hello From Barcelona!
Category: TravelHello from Barcelona! We’ve been here since Wednesday. We’re staying in an adorable Airbnb close to Las Ramblas owned by a beautiful, honey-skinned, maple-eyed girl named Maria. Her little apartment is furnished with retro decor: a red couch, black coffee table, white footstool, and plenty of funny/inspirational quotes on the walls. A smile is the best make-up any […] continue reading
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Madrid Scenes and Ugly Queens
Category: Travel“She was not so beautiful in real life,” said the museum guide at El Prado. “In fact, she was so ugly, it is no wonder that the sculptor even threw a veil over her face…” We were standing in front of Isabel II’s delicate, ivory bust. I laughed out loud. Michael had already warned me that, […] continue reading
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Almost there, Barcelona
Category: TravelT-minus three hours to being drunk on an airplane and flying towards: Madrid! Barcelona! The South of France! Although I travel light — always! — it feels like I have been packing forever. I consider myself a minimalist. I like to keep an almost-empty closet with “staple” garments: two pairs of jeans, two shorts, a […] continue reading