It’s like–the word is at our fingertips, but we’ll never grasp it. We can forgive ourselves in the middle of a midwest winter, when it’s enough to just survive. But summer is the time of times. Summer is when we live and love. Summer is when anything is possible.
Summer is half over. Time is flying. […]

It took me a long time to adjust to Chicago. I spent most the winter in a mild depression, learning about isolation and perseverance. I worked as a bike messenger for several months–begrudging the cold, sleeping harder than ever, and coming face to face with classism. Most of my energy was consumed by the daily […]

Rain clouds whispered my name, and I followed them home. It’s not enough to call it wanderlust–it was more primal–and it wasn’t a search. It was that jumping impulse, that abandon which has us running into the fog until we can’t see where we came from. Twenty miles into my trip I realized there was no […]

Can you feel it? I can feel it. Everyone I know is breaking up with their lover, or feeling that primal itch. People are on edge. College students are scurrying to finish their semesters. Cafes are breaking out their outdoor seating. People are riding bikes again. Gaea is whispering in our ears, and damned if […]