Anthony Quintano reached his dream job as social-media editor at NBC’s “Today Show” in New York City. But not every dream is what it seems, and soon he felt trapped in a remorseless nightmare.
In this podcast from the Hawaii Storytellers’ event, “Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Stories About Making Big Decisions And Living With The Consequences,” Quintano, Civil Beat’s social media editor, tells the story of the uncertainties of making a dramatic choice. When he and his wife considered starting anew in Hawaii, where they had honeymooned, he had to ask himself: How could they be sure this dream location wouldn’t turn out not to be what it seemed?
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