HeyJaredDo Not Abandon Yourself
Essays about the arduous task of staying true to oneself in the face of, or because of, trauma, hurt, and heartbreak.
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The Summer of Detachment (opens the original)
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First of all, hi! It has been a sliver over two months since my last essay, though I’ve written a hundred lines in my Notes app and insomniac-dreamed what I think are clever titles for articles that exist only in the ether for now. Just because a writer hasn’t posted doesn’t mean the writing isn’t happening in a dozen curious ways. What the summer has offered me—and my ever-churning brain—instead of neatly formed words, is presence, thoughtfulness, flow.Summer doesn’t ever feel like it ends in S
Lessons From a Solo Trip to Hawaii (opens the original)
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I am sitting on the bow deck of a catamaran built by the captain’s hand 40 years ago. The ocean sprays warm over my tanned skin, leaving a salty sheen only a hot shower will remove. We are heading back to port after nearly five hours touring the Napali coast of Kauai—snorkeling in the warmest cerulean water, jumping off the side of the boat, taking turns getting soaked by waterfalls cascading off verdant cliffsides. I recognize the value of this moment in real time.There’s a young woman, Lauren,
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