The oddest thing happened a few weeks ago: my church fell down. A security camera on a nearby building caught the collapse, and I watched it over and over again – the steeple just… falling. (You can see that clip in the video above.) It was so surreal. It was also a bit of a…
There is a shelf in my apartment that holds a number of treasures; a collection of small things that, to me, hold great significance for one reason or another. Among these items is a birthday card from a dear friend that reads, “When dreams take flight, follow them.” Inside the card, he wrote, “God does…
I’ve loved fairy tales for most of my life. From the moment I discovered Andrew Lang’s Color Fairy Books, I’ve been completely hooked. The magic, the mystery, the intrigue, the dragons, the love stories at the heart of the tales – all of it captured my imagination as a child, and still does. Which is…
Earlier this year, I attended the funeral of a grumpy – but much-beloved – rabbit.
I wasn’t sure what to expect. I knew there would be wine, and I was supposed to bring a yoga mat, but that was pretty much the extent of the research I’d done. I’d seen an Instagram ad for an event at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (which is pretty much my NYC happy place) called…
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