Over five years ago, I made a friend named Atticus. It didn’t take long for us to be acquainted and develop a mutual dependence. We traveled together to different countries, and each school year we moved into a new home. He was there for every all-nighter, every break-up, my homesickness and mistakes. Every boyfriend I had, [...]

Sitting still, reading and writing is not enough. Some days (like today) I wake up and just want to make things I can hold. The result doesn’t have to be refined–I just want an interesting process. The art direction for the March 2011 issue of Martha Stewart made me smile this morning. This summer, I’m [...]

Yesterday was the first day of spring, which means I have finally survived my first winter here. A classmate recently told me: “if we make it through this winter in New York, we will have made it.” Somehow the last three months have been extremely difficult, but I can’t say I wasn’t warned before I [...]