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A Year of Wednesdays
One essay a week, every Wednesday, for a year.
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With Grace
With Grace
At the end of 2013 I interviewed for a job I wanted very badly. The job was an editorial position at a well-known media company, and I’d…
Leah Reich
Dec 31, 2014
Girls, Girls, Girls
Girls, Girls, Girls
Leah Reich
Dec 24, 2014
You Get To It
You Get To It
The summer I was 25 I spent many of my days writing advice columns for teenage boys and a very few of my evenings trying to determine…
Leah Reich
Dec 17, 2014
Hestia
Hestia
When I was a little girl, I had a copy of D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths. I don’t remember how many times I read it, only that I read it…
Leah Reich
Dec 10, 2014
In Flight
In Flight
For a very long time I kept stock of the slights I had endured at the hands of others. Regardless of whether the insults were intentional…
Leah Reich
Dec 3, 2014
The Promise of Clouds
The Promise of Clouds
The hills to the east reflected the setting sun and turned a deep plum. Above them stretched a thin gauze of clouds, as pale pink as spun…
Leah Reich
Nov 26, 2014
Faith
Faith
I remember the first time I ever fell in love. It turned spring into a fairytale. The windows sparkled, the new sky was so blue, the last…
Leah Reich
Nov 19, 2014
The Beginner
The Beginner
It is a Thursday evening and I am in a yoga class. It is warm in the studio, a steady 85 degrees by the thermostat and likely more, with…
Leah Reich
Nov 12, 2014
Castaway
Castaway
I had a boyfriend once who loved The Police more than any other band. When he was in his late 30s, he bought us expensive tickets for seats…
Leah Reich
Nov 5, 2014
On Sailing West
On Sailing West
Sometimes, when it is night time and I am alone in my house, I stand in my bathroom with only one light on and look at my eyes in the…
Leah Reich
Oct 29, 2014
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