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Today was a Very Snowy Day. Yesterday, the snow came down all day, and today my street looked like this: I live on a street with both apartment houses and university buildings, and you can see the mix in this … Continue reading →

I did such a stupid thing tonight! I put something on the stove, and promptly forgot about it. Of course it started to smoke, which set off the fire alarm. Since I live in faculty housing at the university, my … Continue reading →

I think we all fundamentally want the same thing, which is to be loved. This seems like such an obvious thing to say, and yet I think it’s not obvious at all, partly because we have such a vague sense … Continue reading →

Recently, I’ve had three friends announce publicly that they’re going through depression. They are all women, all beautiful, all incredibly accomplished. The sorts of women that other people want to be, and want to be around. When I was going … Continue reading →

Do you have inner countries? I’ve always had them. I’ve always been able to go to other countries in my mind. I remember the ways to reach them (because there is always a journey). Sometimes you have to climb over … Continue reading →

I was struck, recently, by a contrast. I have a friend named Joe. Except that Joe is not his real name. In fact, he doesn’t exist: Joe is a composite of various people I’ve know. But he’s a convenient example. … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Ophelia and I went to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The Gardener Museum was once the house of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a wealthy woman in the late nineteenth century. After the death of her husband, she turned to collecting; … Continue reading →