By Rachel Precious — I surface from the office, stumbling through the waiting open door eager for fresh air and blinking in the sunlight. “Howareyouwhat’sgoingonwhat’sNEW?” I’m out of breath from breathing too hard. I’m excited to see TH at his usual post, and today I’m in need of a good ...

Twice a month, I lace up my sneakers, tighten my ponytail, and, with the focus of a samurai warrior, smear glitter across the contours of my face. My top is cropped, sweatpants sagged. I'm ready. Where pavement meets cobblestone, I pick up my pace. I'm entering enemy territory: The Meatpacking ...

Something's different, and I can't quite put a finger on it. Well, a lot's different actually: I've moved to New York City, my parents got divorced, a good friend passed away, and I'm doing the freelance hustle, getting whatever jobs I can in the event production world. Throw in a ...

This article should have been easy enough for me to write. March 20th is International Day of Happiness, a globally recognized day devoted to the sustainable development of a statistically-sound and scientifically proven world of Happy People. What could be more fun to write about than a blissful day of ...

A few days before Lucey was to leave for the Peace Corps, we did what best friends do: we got drunk, slept snuggled side-by-side, and went shopping the next day. Hungover and feeling rather delicate, we hit up the hot spots, starting at Starbucks, then to EMS, and finishing it ...

I got it in my head that the first snowstorm of the year would be an opportune time to return my overdue library book. Emma had been sitting loyally by my bedside, outline etched in dust, patiently racking up fines (I'm ashamed to admit it didn't quite do it for ...

Rachel is a fan of all things wild, weird, and wonderful. Her love of animals and the environment, fueled by an insatiable appetite for exploring, has taken her from researching the adorable Ningbing in the Australian outback, to living aboard a sailboat stalking elusive cetaceans, to building large-scale puppets and ...