THE PROMPT

Melissa and I left my house in Connecticut just after 6am. Thank goodness we had packed the car the night before with dresses, belts, jewelry, shoes, and as much creative energy as we could muster. It was easier than we guessed to find street parking (hooray for small miracles!) on 52nd and 5th. Scrappy startups can always use an extra dollar or two! The man who was supposed to let us into the gorgeous office space our friend let us borrow wasn't there at 8am...or 8:10am...or 8:15am. After a few thinly veiled panic attacks and some (hopefully) polite phone calls,...