When Fight Gives Way to Flight

Ashley Strahm
5 min readJan 1, 2022

Considering my escape from a country that no longer serves me

Photo by Julia Joppien on Unsplash

“It’s morning in America, but I just can’t see the dawn;

I’m mourning in America. I just can’t see the dawn.”

—American Love Call, Durand Jones and the Indications

I’m tired of fighting. It’s time for flight.

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Ashley Strahm

Jersey roots, Durham fruit. Committed to justice, enthralled by stories, and inspired by an equitable future for us all.