When a friend and I trekked in the Indian Himalayas a few years ago, the two words we most frequently…
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18 November 2014
Singapore’s Changi Airport
Singapore’s Changi Airport is not just another airport. It is a destination onto itself. It’s Oz, the Emerald City, minus…
13 November 2014
Catcher in the Sky
Last May, I stood aloft on the trapeze platform at Circus Warehouse in New York, holding the trapeze bar, my body…
29 September 2014
Ode to Gus
A tarot card reader told me Gus considered himself a singer. He wasn’t barking at me when I came home,…
16 September 2014
Tales of Love in India and New York
For my first trip to India, my expectations were low. Friends who’d traveled extensively warned me against going there. “You’ll kill…
13 August 2014
Life Lessons Learned from Dogs
If Lucy were a person, she’d be medicated—Zoloft, Xanax, Valium. She’d be in psychotherapy two-three times a week, multiple 12-Step…
11 August 2014
Flying Happy, Joyous, & Free
“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your…
30 July 2014
Vegan Tips for Beginners
Before following a vegan diet, I suffered from a number of chronic health conditions—constipation, sinus infections, low energy—even long after…
Read my interview with Electric City about my book Flying Free, the writing life, and life on the flying trapeze.
8 January 2014