#FINNish

Personal essays about power, voice, and speaking inside systems that discourage it.
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Kryssie Smith 2/9/26 Kryssie Smith 2/9/26

#FINNish

This is an URGENT read for all New Albany community members, including families, teachers, coaches, and staff.

Kryssie Smith 10/16/25 Kryssie Smith 10/16/25

Listen to the Stories of Black Girls

People are dying, the system is crumbling, and it’s exhausting to play pretend

Kryssie Smith 8/17/25 Kryssie Smith 8/17/25

People are dying, the system is crumbling, and it’s exhausting to play pretend

Kryssie Smith 7/31/25 Kryssie Smith 7/31/25

Why Don’t They Care?

Kryssie Smith 7/23/25 Kryssie Smith 7/23/25

That Time I Was in a Cult

It’s Nice to Know I Got Options: 2 Years of Navigating Sobriety

Kryssie Smith 4/6/25 Kryssie Smith 4/6/25

It’s Nice to Know I Got Options: 2 Years of Navigating Sobriety

Kryssie Smith 3/24/25 Kryssie Smith 3/24/25

There Is No Forever, Only This Moment

Kryssie Smith 3/16/25 Kryssie Smith 3/16/25

The Moment Before the Memories Stop

Kryssie Smith 3/15/25 Kryssie Smith 3/15/25

My First of Many Spilled Beers

Ohio’s SB1 Shows the Insidious Nature of White Supremacy

Kryssie Smith 3/9/25 Kryssie Smith 3/9/25

Ohio’s SB1 Shows the Insidious Nature of White Supremacy