Death Barge Life
10/19/2020 9:50:21 AM
Had you lived in Paris a couple of centuries ago, you may have witnessed a young artist — his clothes daubed in smears of browns and grays — regularly leaving the hospital across the street from his studio. This hospital, in fact, is why he chose this particular avenue for his studio. You may have noticed that he […]
Golden State
10/15/2020 7:30:40 AM
Norman Rockwell must have inspired the designers of the Massachusetts VA (Veterans Affairs) Hospital I worked at during grad school, as the campus they created reproduced many of the trappings of the tidy American suburb. Clusters of small, house-like buildings sat scattered amongst acres of once lush lawn. A network of concrete footpaths connected the clusters, cutting a series of tree-lined curves that would be carpeted in a leafy shag by fall. But there […]
Venmo Stalking My Ex
10/8/2020 7:30:58 AM
I’m not a social media person. I get addicted to fantasies of my own concoction too easily and so I’ve tried my best to avoid TikTok. I’ve never had Instagram. Or Twitter. I barely touch Facebook and when I do, all I see are political ads and my great aunt’s xenophobic posts. But, I do have Venmo. This story starts […]
Tortellini and the ’80s
10/5/2020 7:30:00 AM
There’s something about ’80s R&B that expresses joy. The extravagant uniforms, the perms, the campiness, the bright colors; the music speaks of a time where all people wanted to do was party. Men assuring women that not only could they dance all night, they would take care of them for all time; women assuring men […]