Good morning. There’s a road near where I stay that’s lined with orchards, and when the peaches get ripe there I like to drive it with the windows open. The smell of...
Read moreThere are lots of small, quotidian things that make me feel like a pulled-together person. Finishing a book. Making dentist appointments. Parallel parking. But nothing makes me feel more like a successful...
Read moreGood morning. There’s a spot way up in the back of the bay where the shore splits into a creek and the water runs fresh into salt. There are blue crabs there,...
Read moreVictorio’sAlliance, OhioSausage and mushroomIt is a thin crust, square cut pizza, to-go. The crust is not crunchy, the small squares are foldable except the corners. The toppings go between the sauce and...
Read moreWhen I was maybe ten years old, I asked my dad what it felt like to be a grown up. He considered it, and then said something to the effect of, “You...
Read moreWhen I was maybe ten years old, I asked my dad what it felt like to be a grown up. He considered it, and then said something to the effect of, “You...
Read moreA neon green soccer kit floating up the subway stairs. A neon green traffic cone tumbled over the curb. A neon green frozen mojito at the Commodore in Williamsburg. Everywhere I look,...
Read moreHappy Fourth of July! I’ll keep today’s newsletter short, because you have a barbecue (or the beach or a pool or a quiet spot in the shade with a book and a...
Read moreThis article discusses scenes from the beginning through the end of FX’s “The Bear” Season 3, now available in full on Hulu.When Season 3 of “The Bear” dropped last week, fans and...
Read moreI never was a Girl Scout, so I came late to s’mores. I was already a teenager when I squished my first blackened marshmallow between graham crackers and chocolate after awkwardly thrusting...
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