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The Writing Hub
A collection of essays, reflections, and clinical thought from the A Key Therapy team — exploring psychology, presence, and the evolving practice of care.
Essays
Long-form reflections on psychology, identity, and lived experience
Thought Leadership
Clinical insight at the intersection of practice, research, and culture.
Archive
Selected writings tracing the evolution of ideas over time.
Narrative
Stories exploring meaning, memory, and the complexity of becoming.
Reflections
Brief meditations on presence, growth, and everyday awareness.
Creative Writing


Query Letters, Rejection, and the Midnight Rider
A Field Guide to Agents, Queries, and Other Creative Punishments Lex E. Santi, LCSW, MFA At one point in its life, Song of the Midnight...
Lex Santí
Sep 3, 20254 min read


Unwritten: A Creative Writing Therapy Workshop – Transforming Pain into Story
By Lex Enrico Santi, MFA, LCSW Painful memories can feel like a knife in the heart, a persistent and sharp reminder of something...
Lex Santí
Mar 3, 20253 min read


NARRATIVE THERAPY: Writing the Letter
How to Write a Letter to Someone Who Hurt You: A Guide to Letting Go Writing a letter to someone who has hurt you can be one of the most...
Lex Santí
Feb 21, 20254 min read


The Power of Storytelling: How Narrative Therapy Unlocks Emotional Healing
Stories Shape How We Heal By: Lex Enrico Santi, LCSW, MFA -- A Key Therapy PLLC We all tell stories about our lives—whether it's the...
Lex Santí
Oct 25, 20245 min read


Book Release(s) Party @ Argos Warehouse 8/17 5-8pm
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lex E. Santí Email: lexsantiwriter@gmail.com Phone: 607-279-8830 Website:...
Lex Santí
Jun 5, 20242 min read


Press Release: The Seasons from Perry City Road, Poems 2012-2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lex E Santi Email: lexenricosanti@gmail.com Phone: 607-279-8830 Website: www.lexenricosanti.com Title:...
Lex Santí
Apr 10, 20242 min read


Creative Writing and Therapy
What would it mean to combine these two worlds? I have published 6 books of creative writing as an editor. Published fiction and poetry....
Lex Santí
Feb 13, 20231 min read


The gallery covers of Our Stories
From 2006 until 2012 and then on and off for another 5 years, I ran a literary journal with a humanistic model of giving writers...
Lex Santí
Apr 1, 20211 min read


Our Stories Literary Journal
Fulfilling a promise I made to writers I published almost 10 years ago Before I worked as a therapist I was a writer and an editor of a...
Lex Santí
Dec 16, 20204 min read


Fixing the Literary System, Interview
Interview about the literary journal world. Republished from the ReviewReview Fixing the System: A Lit Mag Finds Compassion For its...
Lex Santí
Oct 4, 202018 min read


The Future of Our Stories Literary Journal
Letter from the Editor, Spring 2012 originally appeared here at Our Stories Literary Journal IT IS GETTING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO RUN...
Lex Santí
Apr 1, 20124 min read


It's About Being Clear
Letter from the Editor, Fall 2011/ Winter 2012 originally appeared here at Our Stories Literary Journal Before I sit down to write, to...
Lex Santí
Feb 1, 20127 min read


I am Not a Painter
Letter from the Editor, Summer 2011 originally appeared here at Our Stories Literary Journal WE ARE CELEBRATING AT OUR STORIES, WE ARE...
Lex Santí
Jun 1, 20117 min read


abilities for your needs
Letter from the Editor, Spring 2011 originally appeared here at Our Stories Literary Journal I BELIEVE IN THE BASIC PRINCIPLE OF A...
Lex Santí
Apr 1, 201114 min read


Interview: Lex E Santi in Our Stories Literary Journal
Interview with Alexis E. Santi ~ Editor in Chief and Founder of Our Stories Alexis E. Santi earned his MFA in Creative Writing from...
Lex Santí
Mar 1, 201110 min read


It Only Takes One Mistake
Editor Essay while EIC at Our Stories literary journal in Winter 2011-12.
Lex Santí
Feb 1, 20116 min read


BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA Originally published in the In Posse Review in August of 2010 "But what do you think?" "What do you mean, what do I think? I think we're living 8 hours away from each other for the next two years." "Lex, you don't have to sound so negative you know." "I don't mean to be, I'm just being realistic about it is all." "It's just that I'm not sure I really get the sense from you that you want to do this ." "Look at this ." "What?" "This, all of this , e
Lex Santí
Aug 10, 20105 min read


Throw it All Away
Letter from the Editor, Spring 2010 originally appeared here at Our Stories Literary Journal I WROTE A NOVEL ABOUT A DRUG RUNNER WHO...
Lex Santí
Apr 1, 20104 min read
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