After taking myself on a date to eat one of Brooklyn’s finest cheeseburgers—
photo booth at Hanson Dry, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

Over the moon for my new niece Charlotte James, born 28 September to my sister Heidi and brother-in-law Paul. Holding her at three days old was one of the best moments I could imagine.

For this month, and all the all-over, the big, happy high feelings (some low, too)—
And leaping.

When you feel like getting out of town like…

In the world
through which I travel,
I am endlessly
creating myself.

Frantz Fanon