Philadelphia: The Salad Dressing King
December 31, 2014When Reuben and I settled in Northeast Philly, we had a local called Arugula. They had great chicken cheesesteaks and cheap drinks. It was a diner/bar at the bottom of a hill in the center of a three-way intersection. They had cloth napkins, vinyl booths and a jukebox that seemed… Read more
Philadelphia: The Swarm
December 10, 2011Several months after I moved to Philly, Reuben and I were able to rent an apartment. We both had been living with his parents, until I could find a job. It was early December when we moved in. We spent the next few weeks trying to furnish our apartment and… Read more
Philadelphia: Misfits and Wiccans pt 2
October 22, 2011The first day of the rest of my life, started pretty uneventfully. The dress code was casual at best, so I didn’t have to bother with ironing. I dressed in fifteen minutes and was out the door within a half an hour. When I got to the “office,” everyone… Read more
Philadelphia: Misfits and Wiccans
October 1, 2011I leapt out of bed early the next morning, ready for the day. (Definitely, not normal behavior.) My morning routine is usually a long and painful drama that sometimes ends in tears, but always includes snarling. But not this day, I had an interview in my field and was on the path… Read more
Philadelphia: The Beginning
September 10, 2011I moved to Philadelphia at twenty-three without a plan. Well, no real plan. The general idea was to go to photography school, but I hadn’t spent much time figuring out how I would pay for it. (No concept of money) I already had bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Theatre… Read more