My grandmother died from Alzheimer's, and it was a big shock. For the families left behind, it is not an easy closure. It's not a gradual fading. The person is losing so much of their humanity as they're dying. Losing your memories, you lose so much of who you are as a person. Rosecrans Baldwin alzheimerbigclosure share on social
As a child, I was bonkers for Christmas. The entire month of December, I couldn't sleep at night from anticipation. Rosecrans Baldwin anticipationbonkerchild Change image and share on social
For years, I've felt an obligation to harvest an animal, since all my life I've so mindlessly consumed them. But that was from the safety of my desk. Rosecrans Baldwin animalconsumedesk Change image and share on social
If I see a roll of Bubble Tape, a bag of Haribo Gold-Bears or a pouch of green-apple Big League Chew, I'm eleven again. Rosecrans Baldwin applebagbear Change image and share on social
I never had the idea of moving to Paris and becoming something. I liked the idea of living in Paris because it seemed to have so many parts of life I really enjoyed. The people there seemed to prize literature and art, food and drinking, a more hedonistic way of living. Rosecrans Baldwin artdrinkenjoy share on social
Of course, there's no reason that Paris should have decent Mexican food. It's a silly expectation - there's a Mexican population in Paris, but they're not exactly traveling there from across the border. Paris also doesn't do Peruvian all that well, either. Rosecrans Baldwin borderdecentexpectation share on social
My father-in-law has ear hair like a wolverine. It fans out from the auricles, wafting from the ridge lines like cilia, like gray feathered plumage. Rosecrans Baldwin auricleciliaear Change image and share on social
In college, my wife did a study abroad in Nairobi, and I did the exact same program in Cape Town. For me, the experience of being in that other culture really set up a longing. When I'm traveling, things seem really sharp. You learn things ten times faster. Rosecrans Baldwin abroadcapecollege share on social
My ideal vacation isn't about complex maneuvers. I want to arrive somewhere foreign where I don't speak the language, go hiking, then plop down in a sunny square, have drinks, read a book, and see what happens. Rosecrans Baldwin arrivebookcomplex share on social
France and America have a long history of mutual loathing and longing. Americans still dream of Paris; Parisians still dream of the America they find in the movies of David Lynch. Rosecrans Baldwin americaamericandavid Change image and share on social
