It's times like this, when my intellectual life and my personal struggles intersect, that I really identify as an artist. The Essay is my art, the medium into

It's times like this, when my intellectual life and my personal struggles intersect, that I really identify as an artist. The Essay is my art, the medium into which I channel all of my thoughts and my feelings. It's the only thing I know that allows me to move from confusion to clarity. And I wouldn't give it up for the world.