Work
The Siren Song
I have made a few colossal mistakes in my life because I’ve treated opportunities as obligations and said yes to things I should have said no to. What are we grieving when we say no?
Work
Memoir
A Useful Childhood
I’ve always seen going to school as a choice, even though it was compulsory and truancy was enforceable by law. Maybe that's because I had somewhere else to go that was steeped in usefulness.
Work
A Self-Made Retreat
Being away helps me realize so much about myself and my anxiety-inducing behavior patterns that hobble me in my day-to-day life, such as my complete and utter inability to settle into swaths of unstructured time.
Work
The Grief of Being Complicit
Even when most individuals in large system are operating with the best intentions, the machinery of the system renders injustices. It's hard not to feel complicit.
Work
A Beautiful Harvest
Each time we speak, it is so obvious to me that people mean a great deal to Louie. He sees farming as an opportunity he can provide to others in their search for purpose, especially youth.
Food
A Musty School Lunch
Given my background, one would think my work lunch would be a more elaborate affair, But gluing two slices together with dijon was all I felt capable of.