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  • Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud

    Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud

    It started with a tremor.For the past year, I’ve had a tremor that Craig would notice whenever I held up my fork or the remote control or my phone to play Connections. We chalked it up to twitchiness or nerves but then the tremor persisted and became really noticeable. A friend saw my hand shaking…

  • Waiting For The Dough To Rise (A Passover Meditation)

    Waiting For The Dough To Rise (A Passover Meditation)

    On Passover Saturday, I Tweeted that I was making Everything Bagel Bombs from the Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook and moments later I received this text from my mom: “Do you not know bagels are taboo on Passover or are you just stirring the pot? Most bagel stores in New York are closed.” I called my…