March 26th, 2026
So! I just learned this afternoon that I have been selected to be one of the commencement speakers at the 2026 DCTC graduation ceremony in May. This is an absolute honor and a total full-circle moment and I could use your help!
I already have a draft. (In fact, a draft was required for consideration; even though I was nominated, I had no idea how many stages this process would be!). But now I have an opportunity to expand and enrich this draft and that’s where you come in.
Over the years, I have written hundreds of essays here. If you’re reading this, then you’ve probably read some of them, too. So my question is: has anything from any of those pieces stuck with you? Like, are there words that regularly come to your mind because you encountered them through my mind first?
I really want to include those kinds of meaningful sentiments in my final speech, which is namely about change and the concept of being “undone” (which is also its title). Feel free to comment or message me about anything that comes to mind. Thank you in advance, and holy cow I’m going to give a speech at graduation!
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