PinnedMy (classy, bougie, ratchet, sassy, moody, nasty,) anonymous TikTok friend.The algorithm “introduced” us. Now, there’s an unexpected, one-way kinship.Nov 23, 2020Nov 23, 2020
Tiny, decent things: losing the spelling bee, friendships, digital memory, Portuguese fish tins…I’ve had to deal with the IRS and AAA this week if you were wondering how my life’s going. Here’s a late newsletter, with a new format I’m…Apr 9, 2021Apr 9, 2021
Tiny, decent things: sneaker stocks, wooden skyscrapers, designing parks, VC thinking, and a shot…Every child hates going to the doctor for one simple reason: generally, when you’re there, you’re not having a good time. Negative…Mar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021
Tiny, decent things: pasta sandwich, short afternoon walks, poetic diversions, ❤️💝♥️💞💛, and…O, Wind, If Winter comes, can spring be far behind?Mar 5, 2021Mar 5, 2021
Tiny, decent things: melting fonts, feline philosophy, a recipe for this weekend, and the bar…Last spring, as the quarantine days became weeks, turned to months, and to seasons, our language for the pandemic’s pace changed; we are…Feb 26, 2021Feb 26, 2021
Tiny, decent things: rainbow bookshelves, turning red states blue, single-purpose websites, and…My computer is at the Genius Bar, currently being diagnostically probed for the problems I reported to Apple this week. They’re small as…Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
Tiny, decent things: making up holidays, Prince, an exclusive website, and Maximus the pupFeb 12, 2021Feb 12, 2021
For the first time at the polls, I’m going to use the “dummy button”I had a civics teacher, I think in middle school, who used to refer to the straight ticket option on a ballot as the “dummy button.” It’s…Nov 1, 2018Nov 1, 2018
Cabbage Pancakes and Crisis Communications: a lessonLocal favorites, Xiao Bao Biscuit and Tu, were caught charging customers extra sales tax on every bill, a 2.5 percent surcharge that was…Feb 10, 2018Feb 10, 2018