The election is heating up… or so I’m told. I try— I really do. I watch The Daily Show and listen to This American Life. I follow A.O.C. on Instagram and do my best to fact check before sharing shit on social media. I’ve been to a few handfuls of rallies, marches and protests. When…
Essays
A Girl & Her Tree
This piece can also be found in Green Pencil Magazine. Advice From a Tree (abridged) Stand tall and proudGo out on a limbFeel the wind and the sunAnd delight in their presenceBe content with your natural beautyDrink plenty of waterLet your limbs sway and dance in the breezesBe flexibleRemember your rootsEnjoy the view Ilan Shamir…
Joy Always Is
I handed over my passport and ticket. Glancing at my information, the woman behind the desk giggled. “Do you know what your name means in Portugese?” she asked. “No, which part?” “Your last name. It’s a little funny given the circumstances…” The circumstances were that my flight from Faro to Lisbon had been delayed, resulting…
When in Morocco…
This piece was published in Wanderlust Travel Journal. I stood before the woman, utterly exposed, as she dumped hot water over my head. And by utterly exposed, I mean naked. Well, I was wearing a see-through, paper thong that hid absolutely nothing. So I suppose if you count that as clothing, I wasn’t completely naked….
With Big Hugs from the Random South African in Paris
This piece was published in ForbiddenPeakPress. We stood on a bridge overlooking the Seine. He handed me the book he’d been reading— the one he’d been planning on leaving on a café table for someone to stumble upon. We’d stumbled upon each other instead. I insisted he write something in it. He was hesitant, unsure,…