PinnedThe Bent and the BrokenI had a kind of epiphany the other day, while I was out walking. Since I don’t have headphones in my ears when I walk, I use that time to…Jun 26, 2024Jun 26, 2024
PinnedNot Everyone Gets To Be An OrphanIt occurred to me as I stood at the bathroom sink, getting ready to dry my hair, that this will be my first Thanksgiving as an orphan. It’s…Nov 24, 2021Nov 24, 2021
PinnedDreams of Sugarplum Fairies…I headed out this morning with my son, en route to his favorite program, a working bakery in Brooklyn. I’d managed to get him to take…Jul 19, 2022Jul 19, 2022
PinnedLetter to an Angry Black GirlIt might seem incredibly provocative to use this title in any piece, especially one written by a white woman. But that is literally what…Dec 12, 2022A response icon1Dec 12, 2022A response icon1
PinnedCan a Whisper Drown a Shout?We live in extraordinarily loud times, it seems. Everyone has some kind of megaphone, whether actual or virtual. If people aren’t holding…Dec 21, 2023Dec 21, 2023
Election Day 2025, Not Feeling FineToday is a weighty day, it seems, with New York City’s future on the line. And this or that disaster/schism on the near horizon.Nov 4Nov 4
Sacred StoriesEver since my husband told me that he heard Neil DeGrasse Tyson describe human beings as nothing more than stardust, I have been…Oct 4Oct 4
Maybe Only the Young Have ItWe are early days in the Jewish New Year of 5786. For me, the start has been surprisingly ok. In the run up to the Yamim Nora’im each year…Sep 25Sep 25
Facebook FolliesNot easy to admit, but every once in a while, I will use my husband’s phone to scroll a bit on Facebook, to see what people I know are up…Aug 13Aug 13
A Case for EnvyMany of us are taught to believe that envy is an ugly thing, that we should suppress feelings of envy because they are rooted in a kind of…Jun 25Jun 25
