Black and White

Planning Your Perfect Trip To Rome.

I felt the “swoosh” of the sliding doors tickling the backs of my leggings as I finally left…

from the Backseat.

My brother and his wife, my sister-in-law, have finally moved out of our apartment — where the three of us all lived for 17 months. I always knew that this day would come, but I was unprepared for the flood of meloncholy that swept over me when I received the following message from my…

My Existential Crisis as a “Runner.”

Every runner, even those who have been running since they were old enough to stand, will tell…

on Faith.

There’s a woman here at the Firm whom I used to work with quite a bit a few years back. She is a formidable attorney — one of the top…

You’re Making A Mistake.

What is a “mistake” anyway? How does one measure its scope? Its impact? Its “mistakeyness,” if you will?

the Magic on LSD.

~1960s.

My mother immigrated from South Korea to the United States in her early 20s with her best…

There Are Sweet Potatoes Beyond The DMZ.

“You know, when I eat these sweet potatoes…” My mother has a way of saying her words in…

Just Stay.

I once saw two birds (I couldn’t
tell you what kind — perhaps, seagulls
or hawks, they weren’t small
birds) unwind the cover off a…