King Yum Restaurant, Flushing, Queens, NYC On a Friday night nearly fifteen years ago, we sipped drinks at a strangely out of place Tiki bar

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King Yum Restaurant, Flushing, Queens, NYC On a Friday night nearly fifteen years ago, we sipped drinks at a strangely out of place Tiki bar
The Crossing Guard Every day on my way to work, an amazing crossing guard navigates a stream of children, automobiles, and buses safely across a
“Interesting….the Socratic Method,” I thought smugly as I listened to his questions. “How old are you?”…”38.” “And you haven’t been married?”…”No.” “Have you been engaged?”…”No.”
Saint Rémy de Provence, France We slept in and then spent our afternoon relaxing, swimming (floating, actually) in the pool, and eating fresh baguettes. The
“Sure. Sounds good,” I replied. There was nothing particularly unique about the phone call in response to my interest in the Middle School Band Director
Graduate school in Dallas was a mixed bag. The performing ensembles were fantastic. Friends were easily made. Dallas itself, in Millennial jargon… meh. There were