Reflections on The Past
I recently had the opportunity to go back to Princeton University, for my Class’ 30th reunion. This was especially meaningful for me, since I haven’t been back on campus for nearly three decades. Princeton – the ...
A National Storytelling Initiative to Help Us Listen More Deeply, Reconnect More Honestly, and Imagine a Future Where We All Belong America has always been a nation of stories. And clearly, for some time now, ...
Christmas 2022. Only two years ago, and yet it feels like a lifetime. That’s because so many memorable things happened in 2022 (and honestly, 2023 and 2024 have been chock-full, too). But let’s focus on ...
No one in the family knew what this monster was doing, she was always playing the victim. This was her weapon of manipulation. This brainless familia never even thought about what could be hidden in ...
Human connection can be found in some of the most unexpected places. In December 1989, during my junior year in high school, I had the opportunity to travel to Moscow as part of a student ...
A friend #CheckedIn with me last week, during which I shared this description of what my family life was like growing up: Brilliant and Broken. You see, Dad was a doctor. Mom was an opera ...
July is Minority Mental Health Month. I just learned that. So I guess it’s fitting that I talk about this. Today. Tomorrow. Next month. Next year. Until I don’t have anything else to say. My ...
trigger warning: this piece talks about suicide It’s a luxury to be able to hate your father. Not everyone gets to. I hated my father. All the way up to when I couldn’t hate him ...
Car accidents are an unfortunate part of life and sometimes they are unavoidable. Many people are so caught up in the moment when a crash happens that they never stop to think about the consequences ...
