essays
I moved. I changed.
I'm back and I have a lot to tell you - starting with my jaw.
throughlines
Small joys in a city under watch
Finding softness in DC, even when power tries to harden it.
freshcuts
Professional style, in theory
What getting dressed taught me about presence, alignment, and choosing how I want to be understood.
essays
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.
throughlines
Staying human in an age of information overload
On media literacy, misinformation, and watching comprehension slip.
freshcuts
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.
throughlines
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.
essays
This is me trying
A communicator's confession: on language, misfires, and the performance of clarity.
beginnings
A letter on writing
This is the first newsletter from Soft Cuts, and it begins with why I write at all.