Michael McGuireJul 13, 20206 min readChapter SevenThere I sat, staring at the alarm clock. That week I had been waking up at 5:30 am just like Ian had told me. But also as he predicted,...
Michael McGuireJul 13, 202012 min readChapter SixMy alarm clock rang– 5:30 AM. Four days prior, I had lost the second summer intern challenge. The prize this time? A whole day shadowing...
Michael McGuireJun 29, 202010 min readChapter FiveNot going to die today, Mom. On the winding roads back up the hill, I must have thanked my new saviors at least one hundred times. I...
Michael McGuireJun 23, 20209 min readChapter FourI woke up that first Saturday with Salazar’s voice in my head. According to him, San Francisco was the best city in the world to be...
Michael McGuireJun 23, 20206 min readChapter ThreeHi, Mom. Lately I have struggled with the concept of being present. I have been in San Francisco for less than forty-eight hours and look...
Michael McGuireMay 21, 202011 min readChapter TwoI had seen Atlas Labs on my computer screen over one hundred times, but no amount of pictures could have prepared me for standing in...
Michael McGuireMay 6, 202010 min readChapter OneI have a theory, Mom. I have a theory that in this world there exists neither good nor bad emotions. I remember learning in school that...