Tag Archives: memories

Of Januaries and Februaries past

I’m so glad I document my life so obsessively! Continue reading

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Yesteryear Apothecary (second excerpt)

Second excerpt from my scent-inspired creative autobiography series, Yesteryear Apothecary. This one is about the oh-so-delightful world of the middle-school locker room. Continue reading

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Yesteryear Apothecary (first excerpt)

Inspiration comes from odd places. In this case, a few weeks’ obsession with perfume generated a short collection of creative-autobiographical writing. Continue reading

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The uphill climb

Is courage more like body weight, or exercise? Continue reading

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Hello New York: some historical reconstruction

After my recent post on traveling alone, I recall a 2004 solo trip to NYC, but my memories of it are startlingly vague. I try to pull it back with a little bit of historical reconstruction. Continue reading

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Traveling alone

A writing prompt reminds me of a teenage daydream: to go on a solo road trip when I grew up. Continue reading

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