November - 2023

Coffee Beans, And How I Think About Black Friday 2023

Hi, Friend. “At least we had the good coffee today” says this journal entry in one of my notebooks. There are almost seventy of them in...

I Had One Job

Hi, Friend. I was 21 years old, and I literally had ONE job to do, as a teaching assistant to an undergraduate psychology course at my...

Watch This By Yourself In A Dark Room

Hi, Friend. If you have been living under a rock, or have small children - which.. let’s admit - often feels exactly like living under a...

How To Vet A Stranger

Hi, Friend. About a year ago, my friend Alisa launched a Substack newsletter called Good People, Good Places - documenting stories that...

I Couldn’t Afford Therapy

Hi, Friend. The first time I decided to get therapy, I couldn’t afford it. It was 2am, and I was feverishly Googling for JUST the right...