Why do I answer “I’m fine” when I’m not?
“I’m fine” or “I’m good” have been my default answers since childhood.
ESSAYS
Rereading Crystal Phillips on Grief, Honesty, and the Page
Sometimes the first kindness we can offer ourselves is to stop asking our pain to disappear, and to tell the truth about it instead.
Fares and rents
Some encounters last only a few minutes, yet remain with us long after we’ve walked away.