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The Kids Aren’t Alright: A Riff on the Rescue That Isn’t Coming

The Kids Aren’t Alright: A Riff on the Rescue That Isn’t Coming

Here’s another just-for-fun essay. Background: part of my creative process is letting my unconscious draw me to a song. I know it when there’s a ping—the song just won’t let me go. I sit, listen on repeat, and stream-of-consciousness whatever it makes

We Built This City

We Built This City

Quick note: one of my favorite creative exercises is to let myself get drawn to a song—not one I've decided is good, just one that makes me FEEL something. I know it when I feel it. Then I sit, and I write, and I write, and I

A Thought, Caught in the Act

A Thought, Caught in the Act

For a moment, stop trying to think. Not because thinking is bad—but because it’s already happening perfectly well on its own. Just notice what it’s like to be aware, before you decide what you’re aware of. There’s a quiet hum there. A kind of readiness.

What Freedom Actually Feels Like

What Freedom Actually Feels Like

The pause we live inside Have you ever noticed how often your day is made of small pauses? Standing in line, deciding whether to check your phone or just wait. Hovering over a message, unsure whether to send it as written or soften it. Feeling the urge to speak—and