Amen, Amen, Amen

I want to be able to distinguish fear from fact. My obsessive visions from the evening sky. Read More

Is this thing on? Read More

This year I give thanks for...

Christi

For letting me text her in the evening after the kids are in bed and I need to spill my newest and greatest fears. And for always answering my texts with a question, as in

Me: M has a rash and B didn't eat his peas and I just heard a mouse!Christi: what then? Read More

survive: (verb) 1: to remain alive or in existence: live on 2: to continue to function or prosper.

There was a dim hush to this past Sunday in New York. The day was bright enough; it just felt like my eyes were at half-mast. Read More

How long will it take me to evolve? Read More

All in the name of trying to control the uncontrollable. Read More

Today my two-year-old daughter asked for birthday cake and candles. Her birthday is in October. October 5, 2008, to be exact. But I'm always up for a song and we had bran muffins that were just spongy enough to hold a leftover taper from Hanukah. I also reasoned that the two dates were actually pretty similar. Her birthday is 10/5/08. 10+5+8=23. Today's date is 2/14/11. 14-2+11=23. Read More

Dear Murielle,

I actually have no idea what your name is, but I want to be able to call you more than the-blind-lady-from-the-subway-at-23rd-street. And I think you are quite beautiful and possibly Haitian. Read More