Memorial Day and Labor Day seem strange holidays to signal the "beginning" and "end" of summer to Americans (the mourning of lost...

Head resting on arms against the window of an Amtrak train, I know the exact song I want to hear. Tom Petty's "Wildflowers" is simple,...

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Since arriving back in New York, I have been asked by pretty much everybody if/when I am moving to Austin (including myself). I...

Over the last three years, a small vortex has appeared in Austin, steadily swirling away my closest NY friends one by one. It started w...

To the amusement of my sweetheart, I have never enjoyed a meal, drink or checked in for a flight without wondering how I could start...