The moment was familiar to me. The quickening of my heart as the plate was placed in front of me, the quiver of sweat appearing on my palms. I was at one of my favorite restaurants, with some of my favorite people. But in that moment, when a little plate was put in front of … Read more
On any given day there are a million places to transfer our worth, allowing it to slip through our tender hands and attach itself to moments that pass by. Not enough food in the refrigerator… unworthy. Yelled at the kids for taking too long… unworthy. Favorite jeans really tight… unworthy. Bank account overdrawn… unworthy. Hysterically … Read more
Noticing from JetBlue Flight, Seat 18B It was the first time since we’ve been together that Cookie and I didn’t sit next to one another. Because we bought our tickets late, we were both sitting in the center seats of two different rows. Just thinking about the center seat makes my skin crawl. Since I … Read more