Introducing Charise's Pieces

Being an enigma in my own right, I am fascinated by anything containing more than what meets the eye, things perplexing, people that don’t fit into a box. If it makes you uncomfortable it most likely makes me squirm with intrigue.

I yearn to understand everything, which keeps me overcommitted more often than not and by default, occasionally on what could be interpreted as the flaky side despite the fact that flaky people unnerve me to no end.

In the recent years I have become nearsighted like the rest of my family. I didn’t inherit the big, sparkly-white teeth or the cleavage on the female side but like many relatives I am left-handed and even somewhat ambidextrous.

When I wear my hair down, 90% of my conversations that day will revolve around the topic of hair. As a result, I rarely wear my hair down and India Arie’s song “I Am Not My Hair” holds a special place in my heart.

I went to art high school (OCHSA), didn’t learn my lesson the first time and continued my studies at art college (Tisch) and now I have enough debt to keep me working the rest of my life in anything but art so I can pay the bills. Oh, just kidding. If only turning off the artiste inside was that easy. ;-)

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Meet Esme

Hi. I'm Esme. This is my first year in New York. Before this, I lived in western Mass. People often tell me that I am a hermit because I rarely leave my apartment. This is sort of true. Don't worry, I don't have a weird yarn collection or anything. When I do leave my apartment, I have the weirdest experiences. In my articles, I plan to chronicle the weird people and situations I experience. So, "if you like pena Colada and getting lost in the rain," then you will likely enjoy my stories.
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Meet a Writer For Dinner (and Maybe More!)

Tuskers

I'm a pseudo-architect living a semi-life in an intentionally consequence-limited environment full of people not exactly like me. Sometimes sage, occasionally sinister, and potentially obscene, I have modest goals for this blog, such as the avoidance of weak constructions, comma splices, dangling prepositions, and pedantophilia.

Who am I kidding? I'm a fucking cartoon.

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my computer is broken.

My computer is broken so, it can only work when on its side. consequently, this makes it hard to write.
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Meet the Writers

Daniel

Daniel is a 22-year-old NYC non-native. He is a film school graduate, and works very, very hard doing very important things that are probably too complicated and important to be elaborated upon. He is looking forward to joining the esteemed legions of people who really do plan to write more, but were distracted by a particularly interesting news bite on Gothamist, and who now must run to catch the 1-train, as there's never any express service on weekends, and time is very short, so I'm sure you'll understand if I cut this short.
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Meet the Writers

Elana

This year, I am working in the public schools as part of the New York City Teaching Fellowship. I am originally from a lovely green suburb of Ohio called Shaker Heights, and I am looking forward to bringing a liberal Mid-Western perspective to the local scene. I will visit little-known performance venues, hidden parks, restaurants, etc. and bring you honest critiques. I will also be writing political pieces about the state of New York City public schools, from an insiders' perspective. I am interested in hearing about your experiences and your opinions too! Please add your two cents whenever you have something to say. My hope is that Fast Forward will ignite the voices of young New Yorkers and unite the blogging community.

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