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A Key to Something
Where therapy meets writing.
Essays and reflections on mindfulness, identity, and the practice of paying attention — from Lex E. Santí, LCSW, and the A Key Therapy team.
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Fiction: Leonard Twitty, Savior of Lost Children
This piece of fiction was published by Dark Sky Magazine, originally in 2016. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a hard link any...
Lex Santí
Apr 1, 201619 min read


"Facing Fears" Charter Day Speech
So no matter what you do over the course of four years, it’s about the next
forty that matter, so try to keep that in mind.
Lex Santí
Apr 19, 201310 min read


Surviving the Gray of Ithaca
Reposted from the Cornell daily Sun, November 2012 At the time of finishing this article I have not seen the sun for 10 straight days. As a lifelong Ithacan I can tell you a few things about the gray that accompanies the winter here in town and it is my hope that it helps pull you through the next months. While there may be a certain Tea Party fanaticism as to the validity of global warming I can tell you this: Ithaca no longer gets much of the brutal blizzard cold that we go
Lex Santí
Nov 1, 20124 min read


When Tech Gets Personal
Reposted from the Cornell Daily Sun, October 2012 It is the neurotic nerds of society that have been responsible for the greatest...
Lex Santí
Oct 1, 20123 min read


You Can Call Me an Ithacan
Reposted from the Cornell Daily Sun September 2012 You can call me an Ithacan. Heck, you can even call me a townie. This past December I...
Lex Santí
Sep 1, 20124 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


Photography Project: Cambodia 2011
During the summer of 2011, myself, and my partner at the time, did work documenting and falling in love with Cambodia. The work was to...
Lex Santí
Aug 1, 20111 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
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