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Screen Time Out
It’s Monday morning and I’m trying my best not to look at my phone’s screen. My nephew is on the couch next to me, fighting for his life to breathe…
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A Quiet Place
“Ohmygod,” comes a squeal echoing down the hallway. “Howareyouuuu?!” I’m in the basement of a gym in Maryland, getting ready to take a Friday afternoon…
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Friday Night Live
I’m in junior high, sitting in the school’s stairwell on a Friday night and watching a girl cry. My memory is fuzzy on why exactly she was crying; I…
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March 2024

My Week With Riggins
The first time I met Riggins he was the size of a small rabbit, or maybe an overgrown gerbil; a bundle of paws and curly black hair that I was tasked…
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Where Are We Going?
“Mom,” the little girl says as her family of four passes me on the sidewalk, “where are we going next?” The mom in question wears a long, flowery skirt…
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Gotta Go!
Trying to Make a Video in Buenos Aires
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On Tattoos and Chairs
“If I lived here,” I tell Miguel as we wait for our table to be ready at the very crowded Vietnamese place around the corner from my apartment, “I think…
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(Not) Waving Through a Window
I don’t notice the couple across the way until Monday morning when I sit down at the desk in my new Airbnb. I chose this apartment because of the…
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February 2024

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