The day of our rehearsal dinner, Elon Musk smoked marijuana during an interview for Joe Rogan’s live podcast. Tesla stock plummeted and two executives announced their departures. The twinkle lights around my in-law’s house reflected off the lake. Two dozen of our closest family and friends shared in Champagne and classic Cuban food. Obama urged …
Category: Creative Words
A Birthday Gift for the Abuelo Who has Everything
Today is my father’s birthday, and there’s nothing I could buy that would convey what a joy is it to celebrate his life. Instead of browsing Amazon and Uncommon Goods for hours, I made him my very first photo essay; it may be my very favorite gift I’ve ever given.
My Rejected Modern Love Essay: I didn’t want to love my daughters.
A year ago, I submitted the essay below to the New York Times’ Modern Love Column. Modern Love accepts less than one percent of the over 8,000 submissions they get each year. So here I am, on this beautiful Sunday morning, sharing my rejected essay. Because, why not? When my daughters were born, I didn’t want …
Forget chivalry, it’s customer service that’s dead
Forget chivalry, service is dead; words and cold hard cash are the only fix. You haven’t heard anything from me around here lately because I’ve been testing recipes, studying the gut microbiome, and documenting it on The Plant Milk Project all the while working on a new project for people who want to write their …