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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…
Apr 20
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Travis Grossi
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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…
Apr 13
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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…
Apr 6
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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…
Mar 30
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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…
Mar 23
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Gotta Go!
Trying to Make a Video in Buenos Aires
Mar 16
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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…
Mar 9
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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…
Mar 2
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February 2024
Friendship Flags
“Let me guess,” Seamus tells me while we wait in line to get a drink at the bar, “software engineering.” “Nope,” I reply, thinking how much my bank…
Feb 24
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Dancing On My Own
“Travis, you shouldn’t have walked here,” Mateo tells me with a worried look on his face. “San Jose is very dangerous at night and you look very…
Feb 17
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Boxing My Way Back
How getting punched in the face helped me start writing again
Feb 10
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June 2023
Underground Lessons
There’s a man on my train who asks everyone as they come in if they’re ready to party. He’s reclined in his seat, leaning into a pile of bags arranged…
Jun 3, 2023
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