The Inkwell: Stories

What a Museum Security Guard Taught Me About Art

A visit to the Met Cloisters and seeing the Mérode…

Expecting the Unexpected in New York City

On seeing a crime in the park & what it taught me about life

The Island

A Short Story

Anna had almost left the stall without recognizing the fruits. They seemed smaller and…

The Story of The Woman in Gold

On first seeing the film and Gustave Klimt’s painting in 2015

Memory of A Poetry Reading

Written when I was a college student in New York City and discovered the…

What I Learned from Charlotte Brontë About Creativity, Critics, and Courage

Just Keep Writing

Why Creatives Need Creative Friends

Musings on a John Singer Sargent exhibit at the Met