Tag: Pittsburgh

• Have Books, Will Travel

  Some people flip through photo albums to fondly remember past vacations. Others, in today’s social media-crazed society, may look back over their Instagram posts to see snaps of time spent away with family or friends, in some exotic location, or just for a short getaway. Me? I just pull up my Goodreads list of books…

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  November 3, 2018

  Essay

  All the Time in the World, Belgium, Caroline Angell, Cavalaire-sur-Mer, Clarissa Dickson Wright, Cormoran Strike, Delaware, Edinburgh, France, Franz Kafka, Glasgow, Goodreads, Hunt for Red October, Ian Fleming, Instagram, J. K. Rowling, James Bond, Lewes, Liane Moriarty, Marcus Samuelsson, Marriott Courtyard, mofongo, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Niagara Falls, PBS, Pittsburgh, Priscilla Cummings, Provence, Puerto Rico, Red Kayak, Robert Galbraith, Robin Sloan, Scotland, Suzanne Collins, The Cooks Bookshop, The Hunger Games, The Last Anniversary, The Metamorphosis, The Silkworm, Tom Clancy, Two Fat Ladies, Yes Chef: A Memoir

• Turning the Tables

  The first time I really felt like a grown-up was when my parents came to spend the weekend with me in my tiny studio apartment. I cleaned like a fiend all week, shopped for all my dad’s favorite foods, changed the sheets and made my bed like a hospital orderly (I would be sleeping on…

  michardillo

  June 19, 2017

  Essay

  food, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, Maryland, Niagara Falls, Pittsburgh, praying, reading, writing

• Room at the Inn

  Not only was this Father’s Day weekend, but it was also my older daughter’s birthday weekend. We decided several weeks ago to drive to Pittsburgh to see her for her birthday on June 20th, and then we would all be together to celebrate Father’s Day the next day. We know this drill well. We’ve been…

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  June 22, 2015

  Essay

  dorm, Duquesne University, Father’s Day, Hammond, helicopter, Marriott, Phi Mu, Pittsburgh, Southeastern Louisiana University, Vickroy