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Life, Death, and Comedy
The River Is Not the Cage
On the stories that shape us, save us, and teach us what freedom means
Jun 30
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The War on Empathy
Why compassion is not weakness, why civilization depends on it, and why calling it “suicidal” may be more dangerous than empathy itself.
Jun 2
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Too Scattered to Hear What’s Sacred
Thoreau, therapy, and the sacred work of returning to ordinary life.
May 19
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The Shape of What We Carry
A reflection on love, loss, and the quiet moment when life splits in two.
Apr 21
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I Speak, Therefore I Am.
What silence reveals about who we are without words
Apr 7
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Silence on Aisle Nine
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Halftime and the Ache for Home
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The Courage to Be (Left Behind)
Jul 22, 2025
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The Heart Sutra (and a Heartless One)
What the Heart Sutra reveals about certainty, compassion, and the way we divide the world
Mar 24
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Bread for the Hungry
On spiritual appetite, empty calories, and learning to sit at the table
Mar 10
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Love Changes Rooms
On turning back, walking forward, and why the past does not get the final word.
Feb 24
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Echo and Narcissus: A Lonely Love Story
Using the myth of Echo and Narcissus, this essay explores loneliness in relationships, emotional unavailability, and what it means to truly be seen.
Feb 10
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Halftime and the Ache for Home
An essay about Bad Bunny, diaspora, faith, and the quiet ache for a home we recognize before we can explain.
Feb 8
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Are we the baddies?
On noticing the skulls we wear and the slow grace of seeing clearly
Jan 26
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The Tyranny of Self-Improvement
On January, greatness, and the hunger that never rests
Jan 13
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Good God, Good Grief
On grief, evil, and the work of remaining human
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