Jennifer L. Dayton standing against a textured wall in Kalamazoo, Michigan

memoir | personal narrative

This page features essays, investigative writing, and personal narrative exploring housing injustice, institutional accountability, civil systems, and lived experience.

photo credit: washburn photography

Personal Narrative

Personal essays and memoir-style writing documenting lived experience, survival, housing instability, and the moments that shape how we understand systems and power.


Investigative Writing

Investigative essays examining housing systems, courts, nonprofit accountability, and institutional structures through documentation, analysis, and reporting.


Featured Writing