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bell's hook
Love as a verb and not a noun The action not the destination, Filial or romantic, not the grand gesture, not in jest or fantasia, instead...
Emily Smith
Mar 9, 20241 min read
The Tiger Cubs
Groupon started this, which should have been our first sign to question it. An “accredited” zoo, in south central Virginia, for a modest...
Emily Smith
Oct 22, 20234 min read
“Slightly Lazy”
Carrying the duffel bag in front of me with the backpack behind, I turned onto Houston a block from my hotel. Immediately, I hit the...
Emily Smith
Oct 22, 20232 min read
The Weight
The room is large, bright, and has faux wood floors - like a big yoga studio or the foyer of a massive home. The chairs are an array of...
Emily Smith
Oct 4, 20232 min read
Inside Penn at 2AM
The dinner concluded around 10PM in Bronxville, an hour or so north of Manhattan. Other friends of the host generously agreed to take me...
Emily Smith
Sep 24, 20237 min read


The Aqua Burns
Two hours ago, I walked towards my new gym, reconsidering this direction the entire way. I was wearing a too-large very modest Speedo one...
Emily Smith
Sep 23, 20232 min read
Canadian Doctor
Tim‘s head nearly touched the low basement ceiling of Saint Ex, the DC bar where we met in the almost-dark during a dance party. I used...
Emily Smith
Sep 17, 20232 min read
See you (now in) September
Perhaps some day I’ll write vignettes about the time in London or more scenes from the Queen Mary 2. For now, today marks a beginning of...
Emily Smith
Sep 16, 20232 min read


Day 5: Can I get a connection?
I go to the library early thinking I’ll get some work done, only to find that the WiFi continues to be unresponsive. Incredibly...
Emily Smith
Jul 24, 20232 min read


Day 4: Watery World
Hydrotherapy day!! I am up a bit early but nothing exciting, after walking in the fog for a bit and wondering if we’ll see land ever...
Emily Smith
Jul 24, 20232 min read


Day 3: Fences
Woke up at 5:40AM to an already daylit room. After contemplating another couple of hours of sleep, I pulled on the Lululemon joggers I am...
Emily Smith
Jul 24, 20233 min read
Day 2: Where and When?
Spatial and temporal awareness are no longer straightforward matters. From navigating around the ship, to wondering where exactly the...
Emily Smith
Jul 8, 20233 min read


Day 1: Anticipation
We awoke at The Pierre, a fancy suite in a fancy hotel at 61st and Fifth, across from Central Park. There is no coffee maker. The more...
Emily Smith
Jul 8, 20233 min read


Instauration
“I’d like to close an account,” I responded to the greeter at a downtown DC retail location of a massive national bank on a rainy...
Emily Smith
Jul 2, 20238 min read


41 at 20
“Could I have killed her?” You have asked. The policewoman’s eyes will widen so briefly it’s imperceptible - maybe they didn’t at all -...
Emily Smith
Jul 2, 20236 min read


A Different ABC
This Easter in my Roman Catholic Parish, I participated in the 6:30PM Mass as Lector, Usher and Eucharistic Minister. I lit candles...
Emily Smith
Jul 2, 20235 min read
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