topic; CONNECTED medium: TEXT as submitted for the “Connected” contest I thought this morning of the three of us. I put us together again—our faces, our books, our bells—on that African train. I thought of the three of us again, three different people funneled into the cauldron that was Idi […]
topic: CONNECTED medium: TEXT as submitted for the “Connected” Contest Listen to the Story! He ghosts along the border, spiriting those who cross over. Seven is his number. He looks so serious and haloed. They say he coyotes in an old pick-up. The wheels are spokes of boots, turning. He’ll […]
topic: CONNECTED medium: TEXT as submitted for the “Connected” contest When I reach the corner he is there, smiling. As always, he has appeared from nowhere. He waits for me to approach; I cross the street and walk straight into his arms. It is the same corner, the same encounter: […]
Home is a storage place for superb memories. Though that’s just another way of saying home is a dumping ground, this is one good dumping ground everyone should be thankful for! After all, where else would you put that first pair of shoes you bought from your own money but […]
This editor can unabashedly announce she lives in New Jersey. And we know what that means to New Yorkers! You know how people put up on Facebook that they live in New York when they are actually living on the other side of the river? Today’s post is not about […]
Food can be your first love. Home food can be your ultimate love. Are you among the grateful majority that will heatedly claim that nothing beats mom’s cooking? Ever wonder where this appreciation for food can get you? Today’s speaker, Kayli, grew up in this wonderful culture of home food, […]
I remember a friend of mine from India who told me a funny story about how somebody at her U.S. university walked up to her and asked her, “Are you Victoria?” She was taken aback, to say the very least. She now qualified for a Victoria?! I bet it would […]
topic: MONEY medium: EVENT Stories:“Beats Any Toy” by Lauren Frey-Daisley “Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars” by Noah Wunsch “Making Ends Meet” by Matt Morello “Making Ends Meet” by Guy Lesser “An Informative Powerpoint Love Letter” by Oliver Hartman
We’ve been busy! BBOX Radio and PenTales put together an event last month where New Yorkers came together to share tales inspired by the word “HOME.” Keep listening to BBOX for all the HOME stories in the coming weeks! Gear up for a week of HOME stories right here on […]