Modern Love By DAVID BEACH To celebrate our daughter coming into our lives, my husband and I decided to host a party during which Sadie would be blessed by a Catholic priest and be given a Hebrew name by a rabbi. We had the priest from my side of the family. Now we needed a rabbi. Russell was barely…

Modern Love By TONYA MALINOWSKI Rob and I broke up on a Monday. It was the first warm day after an impossibly long winter, which made the whole thing feel that much more cruel. I was in line at Starbucks when I got a text that read, “Hey, you around? I think we need to talk.” Just two short…

De Brouwersgracht, one of the canals in the city center. Ilvy Njiokiktjien for The New York Times As far as Europe’s creative capitals go, Amsterdam has historically taken a back seat to trendier, bolder neighbors like Berlin and Copenhagen. But no longer. The dynamic Dutch capital recently reopened…

This might be ongoing, it might not. One day at a time is all I can commit to for documenting this journey, although I am committed to seeing the journey through. New posts every three days, or, as best I can. Here is how I am learning to separate myself from alcohol. *** May 9, 2016 Last night, a…