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How to Not Dread a Roadtrip

My in-laws live five hours away in Boston, which means one thing: roadtrips—and lots of them. While roadtrips are not inherently awful, some are better than others. And by that I mean: give me alllll the long California coast drives peppered with In-n-Out and/or unobstructed views of the Pacific. But driving on the East Coast?…
Haikus to get me through the winter

Last winter was rough. Upon my arrival after the holidays, the city welcomed me with 9° F weather and an apartment with no hot water. This was the prelude to what became a very long January, full of a cruel sun (so bright—but where was the warmth?) and a dull existentialism. I was a rookie…
Books that made me miss my subway stop [2018]

There were a good number of reads that made me pause in my tracks last year, but these were the ones that I couldn’t stop thinking about, even months after having finished. Here they are: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Reading this masterfully crafted saga was damn near an other-worldly experience. For starters, this was the first…