I never expected to still be living in the Washington, DC area at this point in my life. When I came to DC for college, I realized early on that my interest in politics was […]
Category: Culture
We’ve Got Spirits, Yes We Do
I knew it was coming and I couldn’t decide how I felt about it. Would it would bring a smile to my face or a tear to my eye? The answer turned out to be […]
Road Trip
Nobody is traveling. Everybody is traveling. In a Dickensian “best of times, worst of times” year, it seems we’ve all rediscovered the joys of a road trip. I was thinking about this recently while sitting […]
Where Do We Go Now?
In the beginning, back in March, I didn’t mind not being able to travel. Since nobody was able to travel, I felt a sense of camaraderie with my fellow hunker-downers (to borrow Leslie Jordan’s phrase). […]
Lost and Found
It seems impossible to write about anything other than the coronavirus. I welcome distractions as I scroll though my social media feed, pausing at the travel and fashion profiles I follow. And yet, I find […]
Pay Attention
Note: I began writing this post just as the Coronavirus pandemic reached the eastern U.S. As it quickly disrupted our lives, I set the post aside to focus on more immediate concerns. Once I eventually […]
Still Standing
It’s one of the most difficult questions any traveler will face – what to do in New York City? You can’t see it all. I’ve been there many times, and I still haven’t even seen […]
Redesigning Woman
I derive a Marie Kondo-esque joy from January. It’s like a clean slate. The year is wide open with possibility. And the days are once again getting longer. Yet the start of 2020 came with […]
Art Baltimore
Unless you’re talking about the Ravens, Baltimore always seems to be in the news for the wrong reasons. The city certainly has its challenges, but as someone who came to Washington for college and gradually […]
Everyone Is Famous
I stared into the camera, hoping that the lighting choice I had selected would be the most flattering one. The instructions said to sit for three minutes while my movie was filmed. I knew how […]
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