13
Aug
Small joys in a city under watch
Finding softness in DC, even when power tries to harden it.
4 min read
essays
Essays that trace ideas, gather questions, or linger in the tension between knowing and noticing. Less about conclusions, more about following the thread.
01
Aug
Professional style, in theory
What getting dressed taught me about presence, alignment, and choosing how I want to be understood.
2 min read
24
Jul
Soft nostalgia: the summers we edit
A reflection on memory, and why summer makes us long for versions of ourselves that never really existed the way we remember them.
4 min read
17
Jul
Staying human in an age of information overload
On media literacy, misinformation, and watching comprehension slip.
5 min read
10
Jul
The Future is Out of Office
I used to dream of the job. The title. The proof. Now I dream of time—of walking without purpose, thinking without output, and showing up without a pitch. This is a meditation on what happens when we stop letting our work narrate who we are.
3 min read
03
Jul
What Survives the Myth of American Exceptionalism
A personal essay unpacking the myth of American exceptionalism, national identity, and cultural critique—exploring what remains when the American Dream fades: disillusionment, political grief, and the work of staying engaged.
4 min read
26
Jun
This is me trying
A communicator's confession: on language, misfires, and the performance of clarity.
3 min read
19
Jun
A letter on writing
This is the first newsletter from Soft Cuts, and it begins with why I write at all.
2 min read