On Letting (Yourself) Go

An Absolutely Necessary Didion-Inspired Goodbye to New York City

A portrait of the artist saying goodbye to all that.

At 22 — or any age, really — there is nothing more promising or terrifying than a one-way ticket to The Rest of Your Life. As I clutched mine from Houston to New York in 2006, I tried to let go of any fears or self-doubt as we approached LaGuardia, channeling that restless energy into silly, Bradshaw-esque…