Parisian Peripheries
There are things I noticed when I was in Paris that I didn’t get to write about elsewhere that I want to write about here. I hope you don’t mind. I’m not trying to unload a box of asterisks on you, dumping them...
Traveling Circus: A Series About Food, Life, And Other Delicacies
Welcome to "Traveling Circus", a series on food and life. Follow a vagabond culinary student trying to make it through cooking school with all her fingers intact. Enjoy these stories of food, life, couch surfin...
The Ghost of Columbine, Again
Given that there have been 74 school shootings since Newtown, including one in Seattle where Columbine was reported by local news outlets to serve as partial inspiration (and this isn’t including ...
Daily Diary: Taking An Exam
6:00 AM: SNOOZE
6:10 AM: SNOOZE
6:20 AM: I think I have an exam today.
6:21 AM: Okay, I’ll get up at 6:30.
6:30 AM: Okay, I’ll get up at 7.
7:00 AM: Okay, I’ll get up at– WAIT. No. I have an exam...
Early Days: Milan
If you’ve never been to Milan before and think you’re going to find a beautiful Italian city – even a beautiful ‘modern’ Italian city – it’s important to let you know now: you’re not going to find a beautiful I...
The Pros And Cons Of Living Inside A Dead Whale
Pros
1. No Rent: Property values on dead whales are so low that investors fail to see any profit in them, and thus, there are no landlords to whom one would pay rent. This is a significant boon to students or ...
I Am Excited For The Things That We Will Do Together
I am excited for the things that we will do together. I can’t think of any other set of words to describe what I am feeling right now in its truest, most real, and most human form, except for "I am excited for ...
The Timing
When I was in high school my father was probably the best track coach I’ve ever had, because he always helped me get out of my head. Being an accountant, a solid and logical man, he would just use math. He woul...
Maine, 1975: The Story of a Little Boy Lost
Kurt Newton disappeared without a trace into the Maine woods when he was 4 years old. More than 30 years later, his disappearance remains unsolved.
THE LAST TIME ANYONE SAW KURT NEWTON he was riding his re...
