My Stories
Resistance
A couple of weeks ago I traveled to New York City to see Anne Frank: The Exhibition at the Center for Jewish History. The exhibit built slowly . . .
Learning to Wait
July 2025
I’ve always been impatient. When I try omething new, I want to be good at it immediately. I want results, growth, beauty—now.
I want to live in Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood
June2025
Lately, with all the political chaos, the anger, the noise—it’s like the world has forgotten how to be kind. I find myself longing for the quiet simplicity of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood . . .
My Mom Would Be Proud
May 2025
It took my mom a while to find herself and her artistic voice. Like me, she explored many different forms of creative expression before discovering the one that truly resonated.
One Moment Can Change Everything
April 2025
I grew up in a six-story apartment building in Queens, NY, until I was 14. Each floor had a small, dark, and dingy incinerator room where we disposed of our trash.
On Our Sister’s Shoulders
March 2025
My partner Jude teaches Sociology at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. One of the articles her students read is a piece by Gloria Steinem.