Author: Allie

  • I see fire on the water

    Six weeks ago, my TV broke.  Something crackled and popped inside of it; the screen went black.  I immediately unplugged it and stared dumbfoundedly at it.  This TV set was in my possession for only 3 years!  Why did it break?  And what was I supposed to do about procuring a new one? Ten days…

  • I smell the rose in her hair

    I don’t know what’s going on with me lately but I’ve been seriously considering packing up and moving my life to a different city… on a different coast. This started, I think, because Alex is applying to grad schools all over the country (and even one in Canada). One of the schools is in Boulder,…

  • I have fantasies about being alone

    I did it. I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday to get to Brooklyn (to get to work) and over the Manhattan Bridge to get to Manhattan (to get back). I wasn’t planning on it but I did it. Yesterday morning, I biked to the train station and boarded the early AM train with my…