I think we can achieve meaningful change, but only if we demand that the institutions themselves change their behavior.

Day-to-day life is as simple as it is routine - though my days are often long and very busy.

Anxiety, depression, and suicide don't discriminate based on how much money you have - though it might make it easier for you to get help.

I lived a few miles outside of a tiny town in central Oklahoma. I would often run amok though the fields of wheat, the patches of trees, along the railroad tracks, and on red dirt roads. This had a profound effect on my view of the world - vast, open-ended, full of opportunity, and ready for exploration.

I can only ask of those who care about me and the issues in my case to support me and spread the word about what is going on.

Even if I didn't have the support that I have, I would still be fighting the same fights, and I would still be the same person that I am today.

Investigative journalism and reporting has become much more dangerous. This is especially true for journalists and sources in National Security - but it has been getting pretty bad for beat reporters and small outlets doing local reporting, too.