The Festival of Blanket Forts.

So it’s Sukkot right now, which is my favorite holiday. And yes, I continue to say this about pretty much all the holidays… but that’s really only because each one actually IS my favorite while it’s happening. I mean, come on. How is every...

Very Personal Ads #113: walk this way

Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. Each week I write these VPAs to practice asking for what I want. And to get clarity on what that really is, even when asking feels conflicted. I always get useful information about my relationship with various...

Today I woke up with an extra superpower.

Today I woke up with an extra superpower. I don’t know how long it will last. It is a superpower of invisible translation. Showing me the secret hidden essence of good that lives inside each thing that I encounter, whether I like that thing or not. Like this:...

Widdershins!

My uncle Svevo, who also happens to be my favorite person in the entire world, takes more joy and delight in the unexpected than anyone I know. Whenever he visits Hoppy House, I know that he’ll bring along crumpled paper bags filled with marvelous and unlikely...
The Fluent Self