BE

Essays and stories shaped by memory, intimacy, and becoming.

  • The Things We Cheer For

    On one Saturday I moved between Brazil, Haiti, and New York — and felt both what sport still gives us…

  • Nowhere to Be

    Nowhere to Be

    A painting at the Norton Museum made me realize how uncomfortable I’ve become with doing nothing at all. Danielle Mckinney’s…

  • I’ll Always Be a Teenage Girl

    A red couch in New York. The friendships that built me. A personal essay on staying open, staying curious, and…

  • Where You Can Be Seen, But Not Held

    Where You Can Be Seen, But Not Held

    Travel offers visibility—moments captured, documented, remembered. But not every experience moves with the same ease. In some places, you are…

  • The Things That Do Not Rush

    The Things That Do Not Rush

    Slowing down is not a mindset – it’s a rhythm you have to relearn.

  • The Shape of Community

    The Shape of Community

    Community was not something we searched for – it was something we lived inside. This is a reflection on what…

  • Learning to be a Friend

    Learning to be a Friend

    An essay on intimacy, distance, and what it means to show up — imperfectly — for the people we love.…

  • Dwelling in Other

    Dwelling in Other

    An essay reflecting on childhood and memory, shaped by the landscapes that first taught me what it meant to belong.