Last weekend, my friend Danielle and I took a drive up north to visit our friend Anna in coastal Massachusetts. After nearly four hours, we found our GPS directing us off the paved main road and onto a path made of dirt.
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On Tuesday night, I found a place to live. I am now fully reveling in the fact that I can, well, return to being a person. My social calendar is booked again. Recipes are being dreamed up. I’ve gone for a run, I’ve been to yoga, I’ve taken a barre class. I feel whole. So let’s [...] sweet potato “falafel” with lemon-tahini yogurt; sea scallops with plantain hash, lemon-habañero tartar sauce, and crispy onions; mussels in thai curry broth; banana creme brulee pie with chocolate peanut butter crust and whipped sour cream. My plane is coasting through partly cloudy skies, and my eyes are glued to the window as we descend into midwestern [...] “the adventurous spirit.” vegan corn, roasted pepper, and scallion ravioli with tomato “cream” sauce. It’s 2005, the final weekend of September in London, and 19 year old Leslie is on a plane at 6AM, about to island hop from Britain to Ireland. The middle-aged couple sharing my row are complaining about their £7 chicken sandwich; I am [...] |
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