HeyJaredLunch on Friday
A series of essays based on self-reflection and meaningful conversations with friends.
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Good morning, say it back (opens the original)
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“Good morning, everyone,” beamed our instructor as she walked into the bright, eucalyptus-scented room. It was a sunny-enough Wednesday morning and I was grateful to have secured a coveted spot in this intimate Pilates class.“Good morning,” I mumbled, soon realizing I was the only person out of seven who had responded. I wished I’d spoken louder.“How are our bodies today?” the instructor addressed the room again. Silence. A few seconds passed. “GOOD!” I spoke loudly, in a tone that thankfully li
Graduation (opens the original)
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I don’t actually know what it’s like to move out of your childhood home, but I’d imagine it feels like this.In June, it became official that I’d be leaving my home for the last four years, a one-bedroom railroad apartment in Greenwich Village, just two blocks south of Washington Square Park. It was the first place I’d ever lived alone, and four years is longer than I’ve lived anywhere since high school. I found the apartment on a rainy day in April 2022 and was the second inquirer to view it tha
slow movements (opens the original)
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I’ve been having a bit of writer’s block recently because my mind is jumbled with a million other things. My Knicks in 5 Summer hit the ground running with a flurry of weddings and parties and travel, and finally I’m in the city for two weekends in a row, which feels like a modern miracle. The last essay I published was called “Nothing in My Life Is New,” and then suddenly A Bunch of Stuff Happened, and now I’m moving to a different borough next month and trying to get a children’s book publishe
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