The Embassy
The Embassy - Prologue
A compelling story should always have something of its own to say, some new perspectives or ideas to explore, something new to bring into the world. It is something that could have only been created by the person writing it at a particular moment in time, making it something that on the one hand is entirely their own and on the other takes on its own life as soon as others start reading and interpreting it.
The Embassy - Part I
One of my greatest fears when crossing the border is to be detained by law enforcement. I have read too many accounts of people held for hours and hours without clear cause, and learned too much about how the War on Terror at the turn of the millennium has shaped airport and border security. What is bizarre, and frankly quite terrifying, is that border crossings are this kind of gray area where the normal rule of law does not apply.
The Embassy - Part II
As I explained in my announcement post, each part of this serialized story is going to be accompanied by a discussion of related information or thoughts, available to all subscribers. This time, I want to talk a bit more about the deteriorating climate for freedom of the press and free thought within the Western world, which is directly related to some of the events happening in the story.
Don't Miss the Forest for the Tree Trumps | The Embassy - Part III
The events that are part of this week’s publication of The Embassy lend themselves to a broader discussion of what it means to love your country and stand up for the values it is meant to represent.
The Yellow Hair and the Orange Face | The Embassy - Part IV
With everything that has been going on the past few weeks, it remains as important as ever to be able to take a step back and assess where we are. Intriguingly, there is another way of accomplishing that by doing something counterintuitive: taking a step forward and staring so deep into the void that in our confusion we find an unexpected deeper meaning.
Wake Up You Need To Make Money | The Embassy Part V
The past few months I have been thinking a lot about the things that really matter to me, about where I want to be, who I want to be, and what I want to achieve. How much time do I want to spend writing, how much time do I want to spend with the people I care about, and how much time can I afford to spend on both of these while still able to make a living? I know I am not alone in asking questions like these. They are the kinds of questions most of us have to ask ourselves at one point or another.
When the Bow Breaks, The Cradle Will Fall | The Embassy Part VI
How long can universities across the West remain places for free expression and the free exchange of ideas, when students who are expressing their political opinions and protesting peacefully are increasingly subjected to or threatened with police brutality, expulsion, deportation, and/or shut out from their career fields? I explore my thoughts on the risks of expressing yourself and the continuous pressures that are put on you not to. Paid subscribers can find the continuation of my story