Author: Moni

  • Scene: Moni is doing housework and “Harlem Shake” comes up on Raf’s Spotify playlist. Moni: I feel like I am being implanted with a secret message from the goverment when I hear this song. Raf: I know. There is something very hypnotic about it. Moni: It terrifies me when they say “El” over and over.…

  • I got a roll of Paris film developed this week and, sigh. It made me relive my short trip this past September. The roll that was developed was taken on our last day there. We spent the day at both the Louvre and Musee d’Orsay and then we decided to walk the Champs-Élysées so we…

  • I love, love, love details in photography. I love taking my camera with me on a walk through the forest and capturing the tiniest, minutest details. I love how it makes me look more closely at things, underneath the surface. Here is a photo I took of moss on a tree during a rainy day…

  • How to read stories to a group of children. First of all, DO NOT be afraid of them. They can detect fear like nobody’s business and if you are afraid then they will either be afraid also, or they will use that fear against you to manipulate you. Leave all fear at the door. Instead,…

  • I love this photo. It almost brings a tear to my eye. I don’t have very many photos of my mom and I together when I was a child (she was the one taking all of the photos). What a sweet moment between a mom and a daughter. My cousin is the woman in the…