Sam DillingAn Uncomplicated History, or Why This Didn’t Start on October 7thPalestinians should finally know peace, and should no longer be held hostage on their own land.11 min read·Nov 13, 2023--2--2
Sam DillingWhat We DeserveI’ve been thinking about what it means to be deserving.8 min read·Mar 25, 2022----
Sam Dilling60 Days and CountingI didn’t consider it such a radical choice to stop drinking when I did, but I suppose it was.9 min read·Mar 23, 2022--1--1
Sam DillingThoughts on a CityYesterday, I took a moment for myself. I sat down in a lime green chair just north of Union Square and watched the sky turn from pink to…3 min read·Oct 11, 2019----
Sam DillingTwenty-SevenEvery morning, when I stand in front of the mirror, I see the collection of my experiences. I scan from head-to-toe and take it all in…4 min read·Oct 5, 2019----
Sam DillingBeach BagelsOn Saturday afternoon, I sat on a beach in Queens and ate a bagel. This bagel was, for all intents and purposes, the perfect bagel.3 min read·Aug 26, 2019----
Sam DillingOn Trusting YourselfI don’t know where my intuition lives. I know it’s in there, somewhere, but I haven’t been able to put a pin in it. Sometimes it tingles in…2 min read·Sep 14, 2018----
Sam DillingOn Becoming Samantha JonesWhen you first meet Samantha Jones on the pilot episode of HBO’s Sex and the City, she’s sitting at a round table surrounded by “a group of…6 min read·Sep 22, 2017----
Sam DillingOn Turning 25Every now and then, when I’m standing in the shower, I’ll notice a new freckle on my shoulder. It always catches me by surprise. It’s not…4 min read·Sep 15, 2017----
Sam DillinginMEL MagazineWhy Drinks Have Replaced Dinner and a Movie as the Typical First DateThere was a time when dinner was the go-to first date. Two people would politely nibble at their meals as they gazed at each other over…5 min read·Jun 29, 2017--1--1