I first discovered the American Writers Museum a year ago, when it received a write-up in the New York Times on the occasion of its opening. I clicked through to the article with a general curiosity about about this new space dedicated to the written word; I gave no thought to the actual location of ...
Food, Travel and a Whole ‘Lotta Heart
After my trip to Paris last year (a city which I'd only visited previously for a whirlwind 48 hours in 2005), I returned home a bit perplexed about where to go next. I've always had someplace in mind, a next destination to save for and dream of; I spent nearly five years anticipating my trip to ...
Chicago To Do: Summer Adventures
I've been so focused on work lately (and adventures far and wide), it's been ages since I took a look around a little closer to home for new experiences. One of my favorite parts of living in New York were the outings and random exploring I'd do when I found myself with a free weekend or day ...
One Year Into the Big Leap
A year ago last week, I officially hung out my shingle for 11th Street Lot Marketing & Publicity, taking a flying leap into the unknown to go into business for myself. I'd reached a breaking point with bad bosses, poorly managed organizations and generally not getting out of my work what I hoped ...
Double Feature: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and Hearts Beat Loud
I don't typically talk about two films in one post, but there's so much to love about both Won't You Be My Neighbor? and Hearts Beat Loud that it seemed only natural to write about them together. The former is a documentary by Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom) about Fred ...
Four Days in Lisbon
After four wonderful days exploring Madrid, I boarded an overnight train to Lisbon, eager to get to the city I fell in love with from a travel show. Arriving in Portugal, I was tired but energized, anxious to soak up another new location and culture for four days before heading back to Madrid and ...
Four Days in Madrid
When you book a ticket to Europe on a whim at a dirt cheap price, rest assured that the travel included in said tickets is not glamorous. I did my best to prepare for the elongated, exhausting trip to get me there: a 6a flight to Washington, DC then a whole day to hang out until my 6p red-eye flight ...
Review: First Reformed
I've been watching a lot of movies for a long time, and yet I'd be the first to admit I have a lot to learn about the movies. I went through a Scorsese phase a while back and finally saw some of his iconic early work, from Taxi Driver to Raging Bull to The Last Temptation of Christ. I didn't know ...
Review: On Chesil Beach
I can remember reading Ian McEwan's Atonement like it was yesterday, even though it was really 2005 or 2006. I was living in my first solo apartment in Indianapolis, and I was sitting in bed devouring the thing, enthralled with McEwan's evocative writing. I can remember reading the twist ...
Next Stop: Madrid and Lisbon
I haven't traveled solo since I spent a month in India in 2013. I've been plenty of places since then—London, Reykjavik, Dublin, Paris—but they've been trips shared with friends or family. Which are lovely in their own way, of course. Traveling alone, though...there's something wonderful about ...
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