Dear John, A little over 9 years ago, you received an email from a 15-year-old girl who’d happened upon Looking for Alaska on the new release shelf of the YA section in Barnes and Noble. The book had been published a month…
Emergency Rooms, Surprise Visits, and One Year Down
After battling through the last few weeks, I’m finally home in Mississippi. I’d originally planned to spend the last couple of weeks of the semester finishing all of my classes and finals, celebrating the end of the year with my…
Tourist Time
I’ve fallen short in my blogging efforts these last few weeks due largely to A) work, B) pre-spring break busyness, and C) spring break computer avoidance. The week before spring break, my lovely friend Deenene came to stay with me. For the…
Ice and Birthday Cards
Living in New York this winter has been a bit like living in the tundra, except the tundra has fewer sick and unhappy citizens. I’ve been a victim of the polar vortex gloom myself. I’ve been sick on and off for the…
113th Street
I wrote this for a class last semester. We were supposed to write about coming to New York, and our relationship with the city in comparison to another city we know well. I’ve since been home for five weeks and…
The Tutoring Quest
As you might be aware, living in Manhattan isn’t exactly cheap. And though I rarely spend money on much besides Greek yogurt, used Amazon books, and subway tickets (and even those I limit), my champion budgeting skills can do nothing to…
