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Bridezilla
Disclaimer: while there are several brides-to-be in my life right now, I hope they all know themselves well enough to realize this story...
Esther Gross
Jun 2, 20219 min read
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Le Concierge, Part 5: The Art of Saying No
The Paris skyline from the roof of the Bon Marché, taken by me. There is a great power to being the executor of peoples’ needs, wants,...
Esther Gross
Apr 5, 20216 min read
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Small things god does when he tries to make me believe he exists
I read Shalom Auslander’s heartbreaking, hilarious, staggering Foreskin’s Lament during Rosh Hashanah – an interesting time to do that to...
Esther Gross
Sep 29, 20203 min read
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The Apon
Francois Lemoyne, Narcissus watching his own reflection He stepped inside, one hand hovering above his latch as he waited for the door to...
Esther Gross
Jul 2, 202017 min read
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The life of the beautiful and the retired
The colorful houses of Burano, photographed by me NB: while I did get on a boat in Venice a few years ago, I have embellished and...
Esther Gross
May 25, 202010 min read
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The girl with the knotted hair
Medusa, Bernini Once upon a time there was a girl who was born with a knot on her head. Not a hair knot, although I can see why that’s...
Esther Gross
Nov 13, 201920 min read
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Forgetting
Honestly, the way it started, it could have been anything. She just assumed it was fatigue (and it very well could have been - she had...
Esther Gross
Jun 14, 20198 min read
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Le Concierge, Part 4: Life at the Arena
Image: still from the Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson I don’t remember making my way to bed, or waking up, or even getting into the...
Esther Gross
Apr 1, 20194 min read
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Le Concierge, Part 3: Exodus
Artwork by Orly Maiberg Thinking back on it, I’m surprised it took my mother a full year to kick me out of her flat: I spent 12 months...
Esther Gross
Feb 7, 20194 min read
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Le Concierge (Part 2)
Illustration by BAE Be An Explorer Have you ever been 18 and French? Believe me when I say it’s one hell of a sticky situation. You’re...
Esther Gross
Nov 11, 20184 min read
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Le Concierge
Artwork by KlunderBie for the Hotel Barceló Torres de Madrid I always start by explaining how much I loved the atmosphere in my mother’s...
Esther Gross
Aug 20, 20183 min read
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The Lick
For years after he did it, people would argue over whether he understood the consequences of his act. Some argued it was a lack of...
Esther Gross
May 9, 20184 min read
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