i wrote a story that was hard to write

now people send me sentences in vanish mode

This was a difficult piece to write.

One way or another, the story took up most of my professional year so far.

I can do good reporting and writing at a much faster pace. But, this story took the time it was supposed to take. I’m blessed to have a brilliant editor: Niela Orr of The New York Times Magazine. I’m blessed to have a support system of family an…