“Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross cut the wrong words.” — Mark Twain Bare with me as I spill some personal …
What is the Point of Writing At All?
Underconsumption Core
“My stove is old. My wallpaper is old. It’s the same wallpaper from when I moved here and I never changed it. Why would I …
Subway Scribbles: Normal People are Real and Street Fashion Inspiration
“I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. …
Subway Scribbles: Cleo’s on Varet Street
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” — E.E. Cummings Upon my return to Brooklyn from the Garment District, I …
Wordless Wednesdays: Cozy Comforts
Weekend Reads: City of Night Birds
“All the beauty and tragedy of life can be found in the space between what could have been and what turns out to be” — …
Subway Scribbles: Mood Fabrics put me in a Good Mood
“So perhaps the real secret to style is filling yourself to the absolute brim with engagement. Loving not wisely, but too well and all that.” …
Make-Do and Mend: Revamped Black Cardigan
“When something gets broken, it can be fixed.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Make-Do and Mend The phrase Make Do and Mend originally came from a …
Wordless Wednesday: Moments in New York
Knitting During Summer: 2025
“Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn’t hurt the untroubled spirit either.” — Elizabeth Zimmermann Summer equals Knitting Occasionally—if not often—one becomes …