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Destiny

(11/10/15 8:27am)

It was a hot, lazy, late-summer day in August when I walked into Detroit's Department of Human Services. Fans were whirring as secretaries typed under the fluorescent lighting. I was led by the Program Director to the very last cubicle and told to sit. "You'll meet with the kids in a second," she said with a slight smile, more curious than impressed. I could only imagine what she must have been thinking. What would a preppy rich kid from Saline be doing Downtown? Helping? Yeah, he'll be here for a couple of weeks and then bail. I've seen it all before.






First epistle of Paul

(06/18/15 8:00am)

Perhaps one of the most overlooked aspects of elementary school is self-discovery. Yes, you read that right. Elementary school—a time when Kid Pix was our first foray into artistic expression and recess was still a thing—was when my first thoughts about who I was began to emerge. On the first day of class, we all got that handout where we proudly wrote our names and perhaps our favorite show or book in nascent English. But there was one question I remember answering all those years ago that is as relevant today as it was when I was still grasping polysyllabic language: