As a girl with three brothers, I like to play a game with myself in which I pick a favorite brother. It’s riveting, as you never quite know WHO I’m going to pick. It’s usually …
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favorite brother game
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Leah
This charm belonged to my great-grandma, Leah Lopin, my middle namesake. I met her a handful of times before she died in the 90’s, and I mostly remember necklaces and laughter and white teeth. This …
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TOO OLD FOR FIRST TATTOO?
BECAUSE I JUST FOUND THIS: c. Mark Samsonovich
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this or that or that or that
(NOTE: I am never quite sure exactly how to give cred, but this incredible image that perfectly captures my at once haunting and comical indecision is by Luke Chueh. PEEP HIM NOW.) I love to …
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why to feel small
I wish every single person, at the end of every single day, could watch stop whatever they’re doing for a full 45 minutes and be quiet and still and watch the sun go down. It …
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what is the word for the feeling
…..when you look at a picture of your Dad as a kid with your Grandparents are your own current age and recognize faces you’ve made and feelings you’ve felt and are suddenly in a single …
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hunger (?)
I’m currently working with a nutritionist, because lately, I can’t seem to stop myself from eating entire bags of goldfish and washing it down with nine bottles of wine which for SOME REASON is affecting …
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who I actually Am
Lately, especially in the last few years, I’ve been engaged in a fair amount of Fanciness, and so I want to make sure it’s clear to my readers who I actually Am: I am not …
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Mirror, Mirror, on my Nails
WHO IS THE PERSON WHO WILL SPEND 50 DOLLARS ON A GEL MANICURE THAT MAKE HER NAILS LOOK LIKE MIRRORS? WAIT…IT’S ME? OKAY SO AT WHAT POINT EXACTLY DID I BECOME THIS PERSON? IS IT …
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upfronts
Allow me to be UPFRONT with you. For years, as a working TV writer, I heard the word upfronts in various sentences. i.e., I can’t that week, I’ll be at upfronts and they’re going to announce it at …