Field Notes & Essays
The Blog
Personal Essay
Closing
the Gap
"He's sober right now.. it might be a good chance to tell him how you feel."
On addiction, judgment, and the harder love that keeps people alive.
Recovery
The Part No One Tells You About Getting Sober
Recovery looks like clarity from the outside. From the inside, the first months feel like learning to exist in a body you've been avoiding for years.
Britne D Link · 9 min→
Systems
When the System Was Never Built for You
Navigating VA claims, benefits bureaucracy, and institutions designed for a different person than the one standing in front of them.
Britne D Link · 11 min→
Personal Essay
Single Motherhood Is a Country with No Map
Nobody hands you coordinates when you become a family of one. This is what the first year actually looks like — and what nobody prepared me for.
Britne D Link · 7 min→