From the archive

You're finally free. Why does it feel like this?

None of this makes leaving safe, affordable, or available to everyone. But if you've already managed it, you don't owe the decision a spectacular sequel. You don't have to become extraordinary to justify having refused a shitty life. An ordinary afternoon that nobody can commandeer is already something. So is discovering that you don't particularly enjoy what you used to fantasize about. At least the discovery is yours.