by Elizabeth | Jun 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Who knew Redwood trees – some of the oldest, largest, most imposing creatures in the world – could seem so fragile? I hiked in a Redwood forest last weekend with friends. What I noticed first was the unnatural blackness of charred trees and brush. “Has there been a...
by Elizabeth | Mar 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
I spent the weekend with my sister. Sometimes I think we’re like sisters in a fairy tale – one tall and awkward-limbed, one short and edged by desperation. It’s the first time in many years that we spent time together outside the warm knot of our family....
by Elizabeth | Jan 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
Sexuality is fluid. It’s a theory I’ve held for some time now and here, right outside these sliding glass doors, is a metaphor—my favorite. More than a simple (yet delicious) metaphor though, or as an extension of one, it’s nature reflecting nature. This place is...
by Elizabeth | Jan 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m here in San Francisco, soon to be my new home after a short two-year sojourn in Phoenix. What’s funny is that I started my new job here on January 18th, exactly two years from the day that I moved from Chicago to Phoenix. It’s been raining almost nonstop since I...
by Elizabeth | Dec 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
I attended a lecture today that blew my mind. You will know about it. But first: I went out running the other night. It was the first time after dark in this hood. I got lost. I typically run down the 97 steps, up the steepish hill of the street nearby, down the crazy...
by Elizabeth | Nov 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
Having to go to the bathroom in remote jungle towns of Peru requires currency. What does it cost? One sole. Soles and centimos are the dollars and cents of Peru, but when I heard it initially, encountering a uniformed woman at the threshold of a bathroom asking for...
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