Reading Between the Lines

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article that was published in the Huffington Post, featured in their blog section.  Below is that same article which is essentially an analysis of today's women's magazines.

Memories of Foggy Florence

Today, as I was reading A Room with a View, I was reminded of my love of travel and of how it makes one feel simultaneously like an insider and outsider.

My Wildest Dreams

A few years ago, I heard Taylor Swift's "Teardrops on my Guitar" back when MTVHits was still a thing...  I looked down at my own guitar and not a tear had dropped.  Only a frown.

My Day in Dumbo

Tom Fruin's Stained Glass House

On a cloudy day in June, I visited Dumbo, Brooklyn for the first time.  While walking up a side street, I looked down the road.  There, in an 1800's dress (don't ask...) was my best friend, Shannon, posing for a camera.

Breaking Through Writer's Block

I like to write.  I was an English major in college (with a concentration in creative writing).  There is a lot to love in writing: the rough sound of a pen scrawling across paper, drinking coffee, listening to Feist or Paolo Nutini for inspiration...

Roaming Rome

I went to Italy for the first time with my family 2 years ago.  Everything from the warmth of the people, to the food, to the architecture, to the culture, to the weather was welcoming and enchanting.

Escape to Mohonk Mountain: Summertime

“I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.”

— John Muir

My favorite hike is up the granite cliffs that border Mohonk Lake.  I've been going since I was little and I almost didn't post this because I want to keep this place all to myself, although it's too breathtaking not to share.