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This picture is from the other side of a sharp dividing line that separates life with my dad and life without him. When I poured those three cups of tea, I was still buoyed by hope that I could get him to eat, that I could comfort him, that we... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at What Possessed Me

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Habby and Nanook have bebehs

Since our insufficiently symbolic mourning dove experience, I've been living vicariously through my friend Deb, whose new friends Habigail and Nanook took up residence on her amazing Long Island City fire escape garden. Habby and Nanook produced two eggs, hatched them, and now spend their days nuzzling their clutch in... Continue reading

Posted May 16, 2013 at What Possessed Me

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Thou answerest them only with spring

The Medinilla magnifica started blooming last week, and every day it grows more magnifica and otherworldly. Sometimes I fear it might eat the rose geranium, which taunts it - fragrantly - from the windowsill, and which has also grown exponentially since Bonbon gave me a cutting to plant. I haven't... Continue reading

Posted May 13, 2013 at What Possessed Me

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Friends, it's been a while. Though I haven't been here much, I've carried you with me, and feel the warmth of your goodness and kindness, always. I owe you an update, but somehow I let things build up until they seem too formidable to tackle all at once, so today... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at What Possessed Me

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Good night and joy be to you all

It's done. We got through it. You gave me courage this weekend - thank you for your generosity of spirit. This eulogy for my dad was the most difficult writing assignment I've ever had – even harder than my eleventh grade King Lear paper that my dad basically had to... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2013 at What Possessed Me

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I went my first year and transferred. But I came back for the marathon because it was so much fun being there. Wellesley women are so fantastic.

Commented Apr 16, 2013 on Brooklyn Loves Boston at What Possessed Me

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I give the British credit for kicking him out!

Commented Apr 16, 2013 on Brooklyn Loves Boston at What Possessed Me

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Brooklyn Loves Boston

When I was in college, Patriot's Day meant the Boston marathon. It meant joining Scream Tunnel at Wellesley College, in which 2,000 women stood on the sidelines cheering, "I LOVE YOU YOU'RE AMAZING KEEP IT UP YOU CAN DO IT" until they were hoarse and sunburned. The campus was situated... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2013 at What Possessed Me

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Thank you. I send you love and courage.

Commented Apr 15, 2013 on 40 days at What Possessed Me

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In the Greek Orthodox tradition, the soul ascends to heaven after wandering the earth for 40 days. This week marked the 40th day since my dad's death. Even though he wasn't Greek or even a believer, I like to imagine my dad spending the 40 days rattling around his old... Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2013 at What Possessed Me

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(Even more) signs of life

It's the one month anniversary of my father's death. This morning, I tried to remember that first night without him - when I crawled into my mother's bed and cried - but the details escape me. Maybe it's best that I not remember everything. There are definitely some memories I'd... Continue reading

Posted Mar 28, 2013 at What Possessed Me

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Signs of life (after death)

The day after my dad died, a pair of mourning doves built a nest outside my parents' bedroom window nine floors above Manhattan's Upper West Side. We were too exhausted and too shellshocked to wonder why. We simply named them Victoria and Albert. Albert, a dun-colored, sweet tempered, slightly chubby... Continue reading

Posted Mar 26, 2013 at What Possessed Me

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For Dad: May 6, 1926 - February 28, 2013

Though I nursed you through long, terrible nights, dozing at your feet to wake when you awoke, disconsolate and wanting to die, and rubbed your feet, praying for gentle, painless sleep – though I watched you labor with single-minded determination to create a cavernous space between us, to grow more... Continue reading

Posted Mar 9, 2013 at What Possessed Me

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Hugs and fortitude and baby pandas right back at you. xoxo

Commented Feb 17, 2013 on The Little House in winter at What Possessed Me

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The Little House in winter

It's rare that I see the Little House in winter. Come November, it's too cold and raw for a house made of balsa wood, and this fall, Fauxhawk and I did the honors in locking it up, neat as a pin, until spring. My father, now confined to bed, frets... Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2013 at What Possessed Me

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TOTALLY

Commented Feb 1, 2013 on Eye Break: Guillaume Côté at What Possessed Me

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Eye Break: Guillaume Côté

"We ought to dance with rapture that we should be alive and in the flesh, and part of the living, incarnate cosmos." - D.H. Lawrence, Apocalypse (1930) A little soul (and eye) candy for your Wednesday. P.S. I watched this video while eating a handful of Cheetos, which may be... Continue reading

Posted Jan 30, 2013 at What Possessed Me

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First to eat the marshmallow, raise your hand.

“A cowgirl gets up in the morning, decides what she wants to do and does it.” - Marie Lords, 1861 Here's what I've learned in the last few months: If you were born in the wrong month, forget it. Don't even bother - you're doomed to underperform. God forbid you're... Continue reading

Posted Jan 28, 2013 at What Possessed Me

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Eye Break: Alex Stoddard

Alex Stoddard is a 19-year-old Los Angeles-based photographer whose 365 project (taking and sharing a photo a day for a year) drew inspiration from the forests and seashore near his Georgian home. When he began the project in 2010, he barely knew how to operate his camera beyond auto mode.... Continue reading

Posted Jan 26, 2013 at What Possessed Me

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The accidental movement

I strumbled across "Israel and Iran: A love Story?" right before Christmas. While it doesn't take much for me to get my cry face on (heartwarming tale of human/animal reunion? Cry! Cat poops in shower? Cry! Run out of milk? Cry! You get the picture), this Ted talk hit me... Continue reading

Posted Jan 16, 2013 at What Possessed Me

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A narrow escape from escapism

What a lovely week I had, reading your sweet comments. Thank you for your love and loyalty and patience. It's good to be with you again. I should have a more exciting post to share, but things have been fairly quiet as I've steadily plowed through two seasons of "Homeland"... Continue reading

Posted Jan 14, 2013 at What Possessed Me

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"Live your life. Live your life. Live your life."

At a certain point, you wonder why you are doing this. Trawling through the internet. Taking pictures of your food. Creating experiences just to write about them. Living from comment to comment. Violating ambiguous boundaries. Envying the relentless perfection of others. Hating the all the vapid, twee content, and the... Continue reading

Posted Jan 6, 2013 at What Possessed Me

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Whaaaaaaa?! I just went over - that's amazing. What a giant leap of imagination.

Commented Apr 6, 2012 on Eye Break: Going Postal at What Possessed Me

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I adored those books. And yes - you're right! I hadn't thought of that.

Commented Apr 4, 2012 on Eye Break: Going Postal at What Possessed Me

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Eye Break: Going Postal

With only a ballpoint pen and a stack of used envelopes, London-based artist Mark Powell creates strikingly powerful portraits. I want to know the stories behind these craggy faces. Mark Powell's prints and original artwork are for sale. More portraits here. via It's a small web. Continue reading

Posted Apr 4, 2012 at What Possessed Me

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