There are some friends you click with the moment you meet, because you’ve had friends like them before. It’s something recognizable, driven by circumstance - a common hometown, or a college roommate perhaps. There’s also friends who hide in plain sight, near you quietly for years until you both grow into people who are ready [...]
I met my best friend Sarah the day I put my whole life into her hands. In Fall 2014, I loaded up everything I deemed worth bringing - the pictures and the twinkle lights and the high school keepsakes - into my parents’ Honda Odyssey and drove south. The front steps of my dorm were [...]
This summer, I've revisited the middle school years more intimately than I ever thought I would. As a camp counselor for girls ages 9-13, I re-entered a time I once knew very well. My new job brought day after day of deja vu; long rides on a stifling school bus, endless bracelet making, intense games of [...]
If you've ever been lucky enough to meet Honora Beirne, you've likely wondered how so much poise, warmth and vivacity ended up in just one person. As my older cousin, she's always been a few steps ahead of me in life, first navigating high school, then college, and now New York City. Though I only get [...]
