This essay by Justine Ickes was first published in July 2014 by Aperiodical LLC. The Magazine’s online ISSN: 2334-4970. Every Sunday during the early 1960s my family would tour Long Island’s construction sites. Dad — an English teacher and armchair architect — led his bride and me around developments with names like “Pine Barrens” and “Birchwood …
What’s it like over there in Turkey? People ask me that question a lot. They ask when they find out that my husband is Turkish. Or when I talk about spending the summer with our kids in Turkey. Or when I mention that I’m going there for work. Or when some Hollywood starlet says something …
Ever been to an aquarium? It’s such a cool experience, watching the aquatic parade. The sharks glide by. The sea anemones do their funky slow-mo dance. Even the guy in the wetsuit fits right in — Okay, maybe not him. But you know what I mean. The whole aquarium thing just, you know, works. What …
