Marie McCoy-ThompsonCultivating camera eyesOur van wound its way through the South African Drakensberg mountain range as the sun was beginning to set. The desolate Mars-esque…Feb 9, 2022Feb 9, 2022
Marie McCoy-ThompsonThe perks of asthmaI was feeling especially grateful for my impaired breathing scapegoat when hiking up Koko Head, a trail that looks like this:Feb 2, 2022Feb 2, 2022
Marie McCoy-ThompsonThe best thing my therapist ever said was nothing at allThe summer I moved to San Francisco, I discovered a new kind of loneliness. I used to think there was only one kind…Dec 10, 2021Dec 10, 2021
Marie McCoy-ThompsonQuarantine tip: be bad at somethingGrowing up, I hated being bad at things. I grew up right alongside someone who never seemed to feel that way: my older brother.Apr 11, 2020Apr 11, 2020
Marie McCoy-ThompsonI feel like I’m taking crazy pillsI’ll admit it: I watched Tiger King just to stay current. When every single person on the internet was buzzing about the latest wild new…Apr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020