Thank you so much; a lot of what you wrote is hitting home.  I have mentioned the possibility of grief groups/suicide survivor groups to him and he hasn’t dismissed it out of hand, which is positive. A lot of his life was built around helping her, so it will take time for him to re-center. 

I lost my mom to suicide a week ago. She was a brilliant, wonderful, and frustrating person. She was a doctor who saved thousands of lives, but she couldn’t save her own — she struggled with mental illness for a long time, and tried literally every treatment she could. Ultimately, she lost the battle. I’m most worried…

I did this once. I was super shy and decided I would “fake it til you make it” and be more talkative. And... it worked, I ended up being permanently stuck as the loud one. Oops.

that sounds disgusting and I am almost ready to try it... 

Ugh I have one of those summer colds that strips you of your will to live.  Any favorite home remedies?  Up to and including magical spells which will empty my sinuses?

I did my first big solo trip to London last year and really loved it!  (But I had never been before -- if you’ve already been, ignore me!)

A family member who I’m super close with had a baby a couple of weeks ago and he is the best little smush!  It’s so weird seeing her face on a tiny baby but I’m totally smitten with him.  That’s my baby story! 

Anna, I have been a HUGE fan of your long form reporting for years now and I just want to tell you how pumped I am about this book. Congrats! Can’t wait to read it. 

I once went to Le Bernadin.  Work thing.  Hands down the fanciest meal I’ve ever had.  I was sure the waiters could smell that I didn’t belong there.  It was fantastic.

I got a lot better at dining alone after doing London solo for a week this past summer. Kindle definitely helps! Though I was also often on my phone mapping out my next stop since I suck at itineraries...

Counterpoint: I miss it when my only job was to read books and think and write about them and nothing actually mattered and clients didn’t get mad at me ;)

He has such a good little face!!! 

I need you all to know that it’s snowing in New York and I’m in a tropical paradise in Puerto Rico for a long weekend by myself because #treatyoself.  Splurged in a great hotel, got upgraded at check-in, watched sunset on the beach with a mojito, currently on a date with myself at a fancy restaurant. Once you get…

omg typical New Yorker egocentrism, I read it as New York! I hope (old) York is lovely! 

There are a bunch of us NYC Jezzies - we’re here if you need any help planning! 

I need you to know that I read and starred this while on the F train. 

Mine is Bacardi 151, after a particularly memorable celebration of my 18th birthday. Ughh. (I am now 30 and I have not touched it ever again in the ensuing dozen years)

I live in a high-rise and I leave that shit open, even in one room where I know my neighbors can see me.  Shrug. 

Was it a transformative moment for anyone else when Oreos got certified kosher?  No, just me?  I was in middle school and wanted to have a party where I burned every single box of Hydrox... 

I’m a serious packrat/clutterbug and I recently spent a few days clearing off surfaces and taking several trashbags out of my house.  It really helped me to be absolutely ruthless - if it was something I hadn’t seen/used/read in however long, it went out, no dithering.