On Making

David and I had a meandering chat this morning over breakfast that concluded with this fact about me: I am not a fan of small talk, but I absolutely want to hear about the scary thing that is on your mind and keeping you up at night, how you will manage it and whether you…

Let’s Try This Again

At the end of high school forever ago, I thought I might want to write for a living. I was working in a drugstore after school, and used to flip through the magazines that I was supposed to be stocking on the shelves. I did not care about the fashion and beauty magazines because I…