Birthday 2017

Past a certain age, birthdays become less about turning older and more about celebrating the presence of the people you have standing steadfastly in your life. At least, that is how I look at it. With this as the second birthday I got to celebrate since moving to New York City and with the day ...

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Escapism within Dia:Beacon

You may have seen this place all over Instagram, but it's more than a mere tsocial media-friendly destination. A beautiful art space just over an hour north of New York City by train, Dia:Beacon is a former Nabisco box printing factory in the sleepy town of Beacon that now houses a curated ...

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Window to the World with WearMe Pro

It's all loud. Too loud. Chaos. I'm fading fast, one small person trapped in this rapid current of concrete, flesh and garbage, feebly trying to stay afloat but the flow is too strong. After all, I'm just one small person, insignificant in this heavily populated city. Overwhelming is what it ...

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Pain Together. Human Together

Pain. Maybe you know it well. Sadness, when shattering ache defies cold numbness. Heartbreak, when we hold the jagged remains of our rib cage in the palms of our hands, clinging to a shred of childish hope. Loss, when we realize something is too wild to keep, and the harder we fight for it, the ...

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A Brooklyn Story with Greats Sneakers

It was a warm late summer night. We sat on my building stoop, lost in our own thoughts while taking in the street chatter - the locals wandering past; the cars idling, then accelerating; the sirens wailing. “I don’t think I’ve ever done this,” I said. “Done what?” he asked. “This. Just sitting ...

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