I’m a writer, a seeker, and a firm believer in the kind of connection that lives beyond small talk. I’ve been called an old soul, and maybe that’s true—but not the quiet, mysterious kind who sits in corners. I’m more the type who quotes Oscar Wilde one moment, gets righteously fired up the next, and then makes you laugh at something wildly inappropriate but oddly true.Words have always been my way through the world—whether it was reporting the news, writing fiction, journaling at 2 a.m., or penning heartfelt letters that meander through memory, grief, beauty, and whatever show I’m obsessed w