The Deep End series

250 years later, here's what actually got lost. I love this country. I don't love a flag, and I think a lot of people mix those two things up without realizing it. This year's Fourth of July landed weird for me. With the current administration in office, I couldn't get into the mood for cookouts and …

Here's something that's been sitting uncomfortably in my brain lately: I don't really experience what I'd call "screen stress," but I've definitely found myself in those loops where I've been on screens for hours and hours, and I look up and feel... exhausted. Not stressed exactly, just drained. And …

You're lying in bed, scrolling. Two hours vanish before you even realize it's happening—until suddenly you do. And there it is: the awareness. Your book's still on the nightstand. Your essay's waiting on your laptop. The puzzle's half-finished on the table. The coloring supplies are untouched.