The Key

Writing

Essays on building a life and work that are unapologetically yours. The long, honest version. Words also published in The Culture Trip.
The Departure Series · I

Finding the Exit Door

At twenty-five, I left the U.S. by myself. The desert, the Golden Ticket, and the real cost of freedom.

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An Essay

The Good Coat to the Grocery Store

On self-respect, and getting dressed for no one but yourself.

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An Essay

The Waiting Room

On building a life in a place you didn't choose.

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The Key

Letters, the long honest way

Free, written when a wave hits. If you've read this far, this is where it keeps going.