The Girl and the Fire

When I was 22 years old, I went into a smoke-filled house and persuaded a girl to leave with me. I wanted to save her from pointless bravery; I’d begun to learn what that cost. My husband was old enough to be my father. When we met, Jack was a professor of philosophy at the…

Amar a veces significa ser egoísta

“No puedes usar a mi perra para atraer a otras chicas”, me escribió en un correo electrónico mi exnovia desde Taiwán. Había visto en las redes sociales que me había ido de excursión a esquiar con una mujer y había fotos de la perra, Bhoga, saltando cuesta abajo en el rastro que nuestros esquís dejaron…

Punchy, Potent Tuna Puttanesca

Good morning. The Kentucky Derby is on Saturday, the first since last season’s spectacularly sad and difficult outing. I’m about as good of a handicapper as I am a heart surgeon, but here’s my bet: Fierceness, trained by the horseman Todd Pletcher and ridden by the four-time Derby winner John Velazquez. I’ll tip my mint…