• Montana

    Montana

    An essay I wrote in the spring of 2022 about moving to Montana in 2021. Names have been changed. “I’m in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection. But with Montana it is love. And it’s difficult to analyze love when you’re in it.” ― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley:

    Read more →

  • Big Sur 

    Big Sur 

    An essay I wrote about a road trip I took in 2022. I was laid off from what my friends lovingly and I hatefully called “my fake email job” on January 14th, 2022. At first, as cajoled by all of my friends, I tried to rest. I turned off the alarm on my phone, drank

    Read more →

  • Past Tense

    Past Tense

    An essay I wrote shortly after starting grad school at the University of Chicago My roommate puts up with the fact that I’m up early and gone early most mornings, gone before I even remember why I’m running out the door, coffee still on my breath and teeth  This is what it all must have

    Read more →