Category Archives: Crying

An Argument for Feelings

At the age of eight I made a profoundly misguided decision that I stuck to for over twenty years. In my childish wisdom I decided that I would never let anyone see me cry ever again… ever. This was following my father’s death and I wasn’t receiving the kind of nurturing I needed so I [...]

When the Grief Comes

Inside the Easy Bake oven, also known as my apartment, I am coming undone. Exhausted, I park myself in front of the air conditioner like a Brooklyn guido. And then, unlike a guido, the tears arrive. Uninvited but insistent so I let them in. In a few weeks it will be 9 months since my mother [...]

Babies Hate Godzilla

I imagine the thought, “I am going to die young… really young” was running through my friend Dylan’s head when he saw me doing a comedy skit in a Godzilla costume at our friend Stephen’s 46th birthday party. Dylan is 1 1/2 years old. He knows what does not work for him. Apparently giant lizards are [...]

So You Think You Can Cry

    Having been a dancer since I was a wee one I have to admit I LOVE the television show So You Think You Can Dance. I wish it had been around when I was still wanting to be a serious dancer but alas all I had to choose from was Star Search and [...]

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