I Watch America from Afar: Deciphering the Reality of the Capitol Breach
I woke up this morning in Kazakhstan, in the apartment I have barely left for the last ten months. I checked the news for the US Senate races, expecting that…
I Have Heard What the Talkers Were Talking, But What Do They Do?
When you listen to people talk about their dreams, you see one of two things: There are the bright eyed ones who you just know, I mean know, will do it….
The Highs and Lows of Solo Travel: Private Beaches and Abandoned Thai Highways
Right now I’m on vacation, and I’m sitting alone at a Starbucks in southern Thailand waiting out a rainstorm. The power has gone out (again), my bag and I are…
Right Now in Laos: Costume Parties, Cracked Fillings and Trusting the Process, or, My Stoic Wisdom Tooth
Today I had an emergency filling done for $15, with no appointment and no anaesthetic, in a dentist’s office next door to the club where I was dancing in wrapping…
I am Having a Hard Time for No Apparent Reason, and I am Writing Sad Little Books About It
It’s a Saturday night, and I’m riddled with what ails me so often lately. I’ve put off talking in a more nuanced way about what things have been like for…
March 13th to November 13th, and Eight Months of Pandemic in Between
On March 13th, I hugged my students goodbye, walked out of the school, and went home. And then I stayed there for eight months. I am still here, on Nov…