Litva Eating Memory
Kinder, I was her child until childhood grew teeth
she was mine Bubbe until memory learned hunger
my little town swallows itself along the river
while moss grows backwards into time
Unapologetically Joyful: How My Neurodivergent Exuberance Challenges Expectations
Joy radiates through my entire body like electricity. Sparks travel from my core to my fingertips in waves of pure, unfiltered delight.
Between Memory and Geography: Julie Brill’s Hidden in Plain Sight
A few words by the author: Brill’s Hidden in Plain Sight is not a conventional Holocaust memoir; rather, it is an act of literary cartography – mapping the landscapes of exile, inherited trauma, and historical erasure. She takes readers on a journey through Belgrade, where her family’s history is embedded in its streets and architecture, and where memory itself is both visible and hidden in the spaces between past and present.
Haiku Hike
Haiku Hike He woke me at 4. We shared Ramadan’s first meal. Texas stars watched close.
A Monstrous Boy
James laced a telephone cord around his mother’s neck and pulled until he asphyxiated her.
Albert the Alligator Is Living the Good Life in Beaumont
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! When I was 21, I discovered Chautauqua Institution during a summer stay in a family cottage belonging to my sister’s boyfriend’s mother. My sister and I lived as residents in the charming summer home in upstate New York, part of the tradition where properties pass through families. We were […]
Return to Chautauqua: A Love Story 30 Years in the Making
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! When I was 21, I discovered Chautauqua Institution during a summer stay in a family cottage belonging to my sister’s boyfriend’s mother. My sister and I lived as residents in the charming summer home in upstate New York, part of the tradition where properties pass through families. We were […]
Prince Garden Apartments’ Swimming Pool
Bubbe wrapped me in a towel, baked in the Arizona sun, draping herself in the same green-ratted robe she’d worn since my first memory.
The “I Love Lucy” Experience at Chautauqua Harbor Hotel
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! I cherished watching I Love Lucy with my Bubbe, lying side by side on her shag carpet as matzoh ball soup lingered in the air. Those evenings with Lucy’s polka dots and my grandmother’s love have stayed with me always. And why I wanted to experience “I love Lucy” […]
Small Bladder, Big Adventures: Navigating Travel With Frequent Rest Stops
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Are you the kind of traveler who needs frequent rest stops? Then read one woman’s story of how she copes (and gets her buddies on the road to understand the situation). As I boarded my flight to El Paso, anticipating a group tour to Big Bend National […]