I ran into myself today. She was waiting for the bus, wearing a floral print baby doll dress, a black ribbon choker necklace, and clunky black shoes. She had a pixie haircut, deep purple lipstick, and had just recently turned twenty. Black leather … [Continue reading] about The Run-In
Instructions: Gray Hair
The first step towards having gray hair is to stop dyeing your hair. Highlights, lowlights, permanent color, temporary washouts, henna, lemon juice, beet extract, all of it. Stop dyeing your hair. You might start telling yourself that you look washed … [Continue reading] about Instructions: Gray Hair
To The Memory Of Lily Allen-Hughes
“Why don’t we remember everything?” I am driving up Clarendon, past the park that’s on the side of a cliff, the one with the steep wooden staircase. Clarendon Street in San Francisco is what my father used to call, “a good street to know.” It takes … [Continue reading] about To The Memory Of Lily Allen-Hughes
Instructions: Dog Diaper
When putting a diaper on a dog, it is important to first pull its tail through the hole. Otherwise, you will find yourself in the position of jamming two fingers through a tiny opening in the diaper and then grasping the tail in bemusement. After … [Continue reading] about Instructions: Dog Diaper
All That Glitters
Karim will arrive in four minutes. My phone tells me he is driving a Tesla with the license plate NEWCAR. The car is quiet, black, and shiny and there are no plates. As it pulls up, the window lowers, revealing a man with a black moustache and white … [Continue reading] about All That Glitters