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Essays

Selected essays on nostalgia, friendship, and growing up

 
 
 

Hometown Voyeur

“Living in New York City makes me nostalgic for the small hamlet of my childhood. And Facebook provides the perfect way to pretend I’m there.”

In Memory of All the Booze I Can No Longer Drink

“What is it about getting old that turns you into a gremlin? More and more as years go by, my survival depends on rules and the list keeps growing: Don’t feed me dairy after 9 p.m…”

After Their Divorce, I Got to Know My Parents All Over Again

I always thought my parents would be together forever, not because they were in love, but because that was the way it had always been.”

What My Work Friendships Taught Me About Boundaries and Respect

“I knew when I moved from Chicago to New York, at the age of 29, that making friends would be difficult. I didn’t know it would be impossible.”