I actually don’t have many close friends who use Instagram for professional or self-branding purposes. Most of them just use the platform to share personal phone-shot images, similar to the way we used to over-zealously share albums upon albums of photos on Facebook. I began my journey on Instagram ...
Hey Mum, Happy Mother’s Day
My mother has cancer. I know that probably doesn’t mean much to you. Cancer is a topic that gets thrown around frequently, but it doesn’t really make an impact until you meet with it face to face on a certain level. Or maybe you already have, or you know someone who has. Either way, it casts a ...
Birthday 2017
Past a certain age, birthdays become less about turning older and more about celebrating the presence of the people you have standing steadfastly in your life. At least, that is how I look at it. With this as the second birthday I got to celebrate since moving to New York City and with the day ...
Pain Together. Human Together
Pain. Maybe you know it well. Sadness, when shattering ache defies cold numbness. Heartbreak, when we hold the jagged remains of our rib cage in the palms of our hands, clinging to a shred of childish hope. Loss, when we realize something is too wild to keep, and the harder we fight for it, the ...
A Brooklyn Story with Greats Sneakers
It was a warm late summer night. We sat on my building stoop, lost in our own thoughts while taking in the street chatter - the locals wandering past; the cars idling, then accelerating; the sirens wailing. “I don’t think I’ve ever done this,” I said. “Done what?” he asked. “This. Just sitting ...
