Journal
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The Apology I Don’t Send: When Speaking and Remaining Silent Can Both Cause Harm
Read the Story: The Apology I Don’t Send: When Speaking and Remaining Silent Can Both Cause HarmWhat does accountability require when an apology may be owed—but delivering it could reopen wounds? “The Apology I Don’t Send” examines the difficult boundary between speaking and remaining silent, and why the most meaningful apology may be the one demonstrated through conduct rather than delivered in words.
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Why I Sing These Songs Myself
Read the Story: Why I Sing These Songs MyselfI do not have the best singing voice. That is not false modesty, and it is not an invitation for reassurance. I hear the rough notes. I hear the places where my breath runs short and where a trained singer might have delivered a cleaner performance. I know the difference between what I can do…
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The Empty Chair: The Space I Chose Not to Occupy
Read the Story: The Empty Chair: The Space I Chose Not to OccupyAfter more than nineteen years behind walls, a motorcycle represented everything I had regained: movement, independence, and the freedom to choose where I went. “The Empty Chair” came from realizing that freedom is not only about where I have the right to go. It is also about the places I choose not to enter when…
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Why Writ & Rust Exists
Read the Story: Why Writ & Rust ExistsWrit & Rust began with a problem: most stories about wrongdoing leave room for only a villain or a victim. Real life is rarely that cooperative. We prefer clean stories. We want someone to blame, someone to defend, and an ending that tells us exactly how to feel. We want the guilty to remain guilty…