NYC

FROM I NEVER LIKED NEW YORK CITY

This is my 4th year in New York City. Before I moved here, I figured I would last only 4 minutes. I booked a one-way ticket, but…

FROM HAPPINESS IS BEING HUMAN

“Tell me this,” he says, taking a sip of Merlot and chasing it down with a gulp of his cappuccino. “What does happiness mean?”…

FROM PROOF THAT I LIVE IN NYC

My library card was taken away from me as one would take away TV or dessert privileges from a child after they repeatedly didn’t…

FROM BEING SCARED OF STRANGERS

“Can I tell you something?” I’m walking down 6th avenue pretending that I’m totally and completely invisible. My arms are flailing and my favorite…

FROM LIVING IN NYC FOR 3 YEARS

“When its 100 degrees in New York, it’s 72 in Los Angeles. When its 30 degrees in New York, in Los Angeles it’s still…

FROM A NYC STARING CONTEST

I once lost a staring contest with a guy across the platform while we were both waiting, impatiently, for the 6 train to come….