Author Archives: Theodora Goss

I asked my mother about some of the things I had written yesterday, and she gave me some more information on my family. I thought it was quite interesting. Evidently, I’m related to the Romantic-era Hungarian poet Dániel Berzsenyi. According … Continue reading →

About a week ago, John Scalzi wrote an interesting blog post called Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is. It was an attempt to explain the social effects of race, gender, and sexual orientation in terms of gaming … Continue reading →

I thought I would post a few more pictures of Bok Tower Gardens in Florida, but mostly in this blog post I want to take stock. I actually took stock once. When I was a teenager, I worked for one … Continue reading →

I know, I know. It’s been a while since I’ve written. That’s because I’ve been in Florida. Last Monday I took the bus back to Boston from New York, and last Tuesday I took a plane down from Boston to … Continue reading →

Yesterday was a perfect New York day. In the morning, I took the 3 train down to 51st street, where I met my father and his wife, who are not only family but two of my favorite people. We had … Continue reading →

Several days ago, I was on the telephone with a friend of mine. We were talking about his daughter, who had caught some sort of cold. She had been coughing for several days. He needed to get cough medicine. We … Continue reading →

“The definition of beauty is easy; it’s what leads you to desperation.” Paul Valery I think we need two words for beauty, as the Greeks have two words for love: eros and agape. Eros is romantic love; agape is spiritual … Continue reading →