2010Nov 1
This post is part of a series called, Real People, Real Names, a compendium of stories and pictures about people and their names. Names are basically one or two-word stories. When we see a person’s name, we paint an idea of what to expect before we even meet them. I love to talk to people about their names and …
2010Sep 14
Imagine for a moment being only 26 years old with your whole life ahead of you and hearing these words: You have terminal cancer. You have only months to live. This is what happened to Christina Pirello. When doctors gave her little reason for hope because of the advanced stage of her leukemia, she decided to take …
2010Aug 25
One day while indulging in my guilty pleasure of reading the O Magazine, I came across this article, “Books You'll Love in Our Biggest, Best, Summer Reading Issue Ever!" One book in particular caught my eye and I’m sure it won’t take you long to understand why. When I first saw the title of the book, Elizabeth Street, …