It started with the necessity of politeness. I was at a friend’s parent’s house in Beverly Hills, trying in vain to pull my midriff-exposing sweater down over the waistband of my jeans; I… Continue reading
The pot on the stove emits a low, comforting rumble, punctuated occasionally by the faint hiss of an errant drop of water slipping over the edge and onto the squat flame below. Somewhere… Continue reading
How do you qualify four years? Four years of work and of play, of debauchery and of dedication, of satisfaction and of sorrow. Or, better yet, how do you quantify them? Number of… Continue reading
My memory books look neat and clean, all tattered pages tucked inside. They’re the stories you know by heart; the quaint, cropped ballads of love before the lovesickness. I’ve told them a thousand… Continue reading
I have three lives. I have three selves. Three families, three groups of friends. Three pasts, three presents, and three futures. I am San Diego Morgan. I am Miami Morgan. And I am… Continue reading
The light streaming through the windows would be considered pale blue if it didn’t tend towards dead gray. It’s a classic scene from an overwrought menstrual cramps commercial; a woman tossing about in… Continue reading
As you know, budget airlines like to screw you out of your money in any way they can. But last weekend, good triumphed over evil when I approached the Ryanair desk laden down… Continue reading
I’ve never met a morning I liked. My am moods range from frigid brat to raging lunatic, with no appealing option present. So, needless to say, waking up at 9am to catch a… Continue reading
Remember that time I told my parents that my trip to Belgium was a program-sponsored trip that I was taking with friends as opposed to a one-woman adventure that found me sleeping on… Continue reading
Deplaning in Lisbon, Portugal, I was immediately greeted by a beautiful rainbow shining overhead. I couldn’t help but consider it a hopeful symbol sent to rejuvenate my previously bleak morning, characterized by a… Continue reading
