Happy new year? My French colleague, whose style, as you might imagine, is far more sophisticated than mine, told me that in France it’s acceptable to extend New Year’s greetings throughout the entirety of January. So if you, like me, feel like you’re barely getting acclimated to 2026, consider yourself in fashionable company. My writings over the last year have been less of a recounting of current events and more of a curation of ideas that I’ve found interesting for whateve

Coming off of holiday festivities, my brain, appropriately, is feeling rather sluggish. It’s fitting, I guess, for this liminal period of time between Christmas and New Years where somehow it’s more acceptable to find yourself still in sweats at 3pm. Much of society, necessarily, is humming along — especially for those we consider “essential” workers, whose pay I only wish matched their praise. But for the many of us in the unessential  lot, we find ourselves nibbling a cooki

There’s a robust rosemary bush situated in front our neighbor’s house directly at the end of our street, which lines the beginning route of our regular neighborhood stroll. Each time we round this corner, I reach out my hand, often subconsciously, and run my fingers through its wave of needles, snagging a few sprigs at the final moment (thankfully, we have friendly neighbors). Cupping my hands to my face, with unnecessary intensity, I inhale deeply. Then, the high begins to h

It’s raining at this particular moment as I’m slumped on the couch, attempting a first draft, waiting, patiently, for language, as the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City  hums in the background. I usually dislike the show — the clamoring arguments like silverware in a blender — but amidst the rain, it’s all somehow more… pleasant. Though, not enough to convince me to watch an entire season (sorry, Caitlin). Rain does that to things, softens the edges. There’s something especia

I must declare my bias up front: I believe Halloween is possibly the  most important holiday for the social fabric of our communities....

The Halloween decorations are up at the hardware store. I’m ready to turn into a pumpkin, but may we savor these final moments of summer....

It didn’t feel all that long ago that I was expressing disorientation over it already being April. And now I’m preparing to blink and see...