Few things exist in this world that fill my heart with more happiness than fall in Indiana. In the words of George Eliot, “my very soul is wedded to it.” I arrived after dark and so could not see much but wide open navy blue as my parents drove me home from … Continue reading
Poetry, music, forests, oceans, solitude – they were what developed enormous spiritual strength. I came to realize that spirit as much or more than physical conditioning, had to be stored up before a race. – Herb Elliot, Olympic champion and world record holder in the mile, trained barefoot, wrote poetry, and retired undefeated. Two weeks … Continue reading
As I began my longest distance that I would run prior to the marathon – 20 miles, I found myself behind a woman running and a man riding a bike along side her. They appeared to be around the same age – I’d guess mid 50s, and a couple. I decided to take their picture … Continue reading
My head is no match for my heart. This is why I ended up running 17 miles the same week that I tumbled and hurt myself. A smarter runner would have taken that week off to heal. I just hate missing the long runs – like, really hate it. It would be like taking a … Continue reading
So Tuesday was Day 2 of Week 10 in my training – an easy 4 miler. Right away my legs felt heavy – almost as heavy as my heart, as I had just returned the day before from a two week vacation full of family and friends. As soon as I could I jumped … Continue reading
It has been called the worst disease you’ve never heard of. I would like to shed some light on an illness that has touched my family in hopes to raise awareness and support, but perhaps I can accomplish more than even this. Perhaps I can tell a story that might move the Collective, … Continue reading
It was May of last year 2013 when I received the news that would shatter my heart into a million pieces. The kind of news that makes your entire universe stop. Not only does it stop, but it is all completely changed and none of it – not one single aspect, makes any sense … Continue reading
I fell in love on a cold day in January, 2010. After having fallen out of love with my boyfriend that I had been living with on the Upper East Side. Because he was planning a move to L.A. to join the last guy that broke my heart, I had to find a new … Continue reading
Hark, now hear the sailors cry Smell the sea and feel the sky Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic … Continue reading
As I am writing the snow is coming down outside the coffee shop window that I am perched behind. New York City is under a winter storm warning with accumulations of 14 inches of snowfall predicted. I am ecstatic. I love snow, I do. I love everything about it. This sentiment, I’ve learned, to my … Continue reading
A Wandering Wino 