MONTECRISTO

I Adopted a Pandemic Puppy. He Helped Me Come to Terms With Growing Up

For Mica Lemiski, a miniature pinscher was a key to the past, and the future.

How a False Diagnosis Brought My Life to a Halt

The curious toll of thinking you’re sick.

The Thrill of Longing for Luxuries I Can’t Have

Window shopping, mall gazing, and why wanting the unobtainable isn’t so bad.

Fish Guts, My Disordered Eating, and Life After Death

An essay on interconnection and the circle of life.

Where the Stream Meets the Lake

An essay on life, afterlife, and fish.

Playing Sick

I was dying, until suddenly I wasn’t.