When you are a writer and you live in New York, you sometimes take odd jobs in order to earn a living. I pay my bills by walking in the footsteps of a fellow (albeit fictional) New York writer, Miss Carrie Bradshaw. I am a Sex and the City tour guide. My workday starts on the… Read more »
Introductory Blog… As I sit here in front of my computer screen, I ponder what to write and where to begin? There is so much of myself to share. First off my name is Tamara Mesty Morgan. I am a three feet two, 48lb, 26 year old woman from Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I have had over… Read more »
White Flowers From the Butterfly Bush. A handful of late summer blooms. Hoped for. Here. Now.
The stories are tragic, but they are in the truest use of the word – senseless. Folks doing silly things for a picture and then paying for it with their lives. Just this past weekend, a man hiking in the Catskills slipped and fell while standing on a ledge taking photos of a waterfall. Last… Read more »
It was a weird déjà vu sensation watching the unfolding horrors of the massacre in Norway. This is a country known for peace – the Nobel Peace Prize to be even more specific. But to me, there is another touch of tragedy that coincides with my earliest memories of this beautiful and peaceful country. It… Read more »
I know not everyone is the road warrior traveler I am and for that, most of you can thank you lucky stars. I will freely admit that my tolerance of infrequent flyers is fully dependent on how tight my connection is and how long the security line has grown. It doesn’t take much to spot… Read more »
People feel the need of being a part of history, both good and bad. There are bragging rights for saying, “I was there.” Having worked in the news business as long as I have, I can say there are plenty of things I would have rather avoided but didn’t have much choice. The Joplin tornado… Read more »
Memorial Day is the traditional kick off for summer and people head to the beach, flop their towels and stay there for the whole summer. I grew up in Myrtle Beach, SC and the thing I always took for granted was the life guards. Ever-present, I could count on hearing a whistle blow should anyone… Read more »
The Mississippi River is normally a beautiful thing. The largest river system in the U.S, it travels from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, working its way past farms and cities. But in watching the aftermath of the floodwaters that are slowly surging towards the Gulf, I am horrified at just how many people care… Read more »
Escaping the Winter What is it about that four-legged prognosticator that gets people all fired up? I’m mean, really. People actually predict the arrival of spring by whether a groundhog sees his shadow on February 2nd? AND a groundhog in Pennsylvania, of all places. What does that have to do with spring in New York?… Read more »
