For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation.
The first gay person I ever met was surely not the first gay person I ever met.
Alcohol, contrary to instinct, is not the secret to happiness.
Replace the words "have to" with "get to" and watch how the cold rain on your life changes to sunshine.
Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles and to emerge with a variety of views.
Don't waste your time on jealousy.