Keesha Charles, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York, is turning 50. After studying arts administration, she currently works in freelance brand management in Queens where she and her husband live. 2020 has been a pressure cooker for everyone, no one has been immune, but when you have a compromised immune system, this year has …
A Conversation with Ryan Machen
When America shut down in March, one of the immediate challenges was the school year in-progress. What would class look like when in-person education wasn’t feasible or safe? For Ryan Machen, this was further complicated in that he’s a theatre teacher and overnight, had to figure out a way to teach an in-person artform in …
A Conversation with Tricia & Miriam Baron
I was introduced to Tricia and Miriam Baron at a dinner with friends in Brooklyn years ago, after which, we began running into each other at NY City Center shows. Our seats up top were close to each other so after many accidental run-ins, we began making plans to see each other on purpose. Our …
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A Conversation with Ruth Fleurinord
So what did 2020 look like in Oman? How did the global shutdown affect her and her neighbors in Muscat? And what’s the view of America from way over there? I asked Ruth and just like she has every day for fifteen years, she gave it to me straight.
A ‘new’ New Yorker
They say once you’ve lived in New York for ten years, you can officially call yourself a New Yorker. Today, that’s me. Today is my tenth anniversary of living in New York City.
