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Today, I’m sharing a handful of things that bring me joy—something I’m finding harder to come by these days.

Gaia Music Collective

I cringe when people ask me what I “do for fun.”

Perhaps it’s that I don’t have a good answer, or that I enjoy my work, and find what I do fun (except when it’s awful).

Maybe it’s just the wrong question to ask me. After all, walking through my neighborhood is fun. Being with friends is fun. Making plans is fun. Thinking up ideas for future pieces or stories is fun. Watching TV is fun. Making dinner is fun. Snacking is fun. Reading is fun. Like, WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

The question implies that fun must be compartmentalized and can exist only outside of one’s daily life, but I’d prefer to find ways to integrate fun throughout my day.

ALL THAT SAID, I have FINALLY found something that I DO FOR FUN….and it’s ONE DAY CHOIR 👇

Tobi LaCroix

I came across this song scrolling through Instagram, watched it over and over, and then learned, minutes later, that he wrote the song about a panic attack. His voice! The melody!

I can’t get enough.

This next musician performed in my long-running event series Happy Ending at Joe’s Pub, and I was so star-struck backstage, I only remember staring…

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