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An Audacious Autumn – Essays from a breakup

Dictionary.com Intermission: noun, a pause or break (or weekend getaway upstate). I Am a Beautiful Butterfly The morning of our trip, I made the decision not to...

An Audacious Autumn – Essays from a breakup

Dictionary.com Audacious: adjective, extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless: an audacious explorer. (How I want to be.) Prologue You already know how this story goes. If this...

A Simple Summer – A collection of essays from quarantine

After being broken up for a week, my boyfriend and I decided to give things another try. I’d asked him to stay—begged him, if we’re...

A Simple Summer – A collection of essays from quarantine

May 1st was my two-year anniversary with my boyfriend. It seemed impossible that we’d be celebrating in quarantine. The year before, we went to Olive...

A Simple Summer – A collection of essays from quarantine

May 25th was the day that George Floyd was murdered. The video, captured by 17-year-old Darnella Frazier, quickly went viral, and the world watched. Police...

A Simple Summer – A collection of essays from quarantine

By Mid-May, I realized that I hadn’t left the apartment in weeks. Late March was the last time I’d been outside my apartment, and then...

A Simple Summer – A collection of essays from quarantine

By April, out of work since March 17, I struggled to find ways to pass the time. I kept getting the same message from everyone:...

A Simple Summer – A collection of essays from quarantine

In the beginning of April, two weeks after being temporarily let go from my job due to Covid-19, I became ill. I didn’t have chest...

A Simple Summer – A collection of essays from quarantine

Mid-March, officially without jobs due to Covid-19, my boyfriend James and I began going on morning walks. We woke up around 9:00 every morning—not with...

A Simple Summer – A collection of essays from quarantine

March 17 is a date I believe I will remember for the rest of my life. It was a Tuesday—I think I’ll remember that, too....

Michael Musto: Going Viral on the Virus

Going "Viral" on social media has suddenly taken on a new and ominous meaning. While Manhattan has become a ghost town and friends and...

Wendy Stuart Kaplan Launches New TV Show “Pandemic Cooking with Wendy”

Actress/Model/Host/Author/Comedienne Wendy Stuart Kaplan has just launched her new television show “Pandemic Cooking with Wendy” on Vimeo. 

Viva Atlantic City

After a steady track record of birthdays involving Thai Food > Escape Room > Gay Bar, I wanted to try something new for my...

Birthday Boy

The week of my 30th birthday (yes, 30—I’m still getting used to saying that), I went to see a one-man show appropriately titled Happy...

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