Fifteen Beginnings of an Essay I Will Never Write

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Unmerciful World

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Us, and the Scourge of Addiction

The Lure of the Abyss

What’s so fascinating about the dark?

How To Attend a Funeral

You do not sit in the front row. That is for family. You find an inconspicuous place towards the back. And you hope you aren’t noticed. You hope the family doesn’t see you. You hope the new husband doesn’t mind.

Gay kids, yes. Happy childhood? No. 

Not all children are straight. Get used to it.

A Foggy Walk in Vancouver

thoughts of life amidst a walk home

Wrapped around your fingers

long-term relationships are a liability.

From “One Goat” to “The Number One”

How the birth of math changed everything

Saved by a Stranger in Cape Town

I lived with a host family for nearly 6 months in Cape Town, South Africa. While there, I never felt…

What I See in You: A Letter to the Shell of My Sister