On a cloudy day in late October, Kiara McGowan dissolved into tears after losing her job on the Hill. Now she’s a crusader for crying in public.
On a cloudy day in late October, Kiara McGowan dissolved into tears as she retreated from a U.S. Capitol building with a heap of belongings in her arms — a handbag, three coats and a wireless keyboard.
A staffer had offered her a box to carry everything, but McGowan refused it, terrified that it would reveal what had happened: She had just lost her dream job on the Hill, where she worked as a creative director in a Senate office. Luckily, Congress was in recess, and the grounds were mostly empty as McGowan, known professionally as Kiara M.P., followed her usual route home. Along the way, she stopped by the Supreme Court, pacing back and forth while sobbing on the phone to her friend. Its sculpted marble mass, which had always inspired awe during her daily commutes to work, now felt oppressive as a monumental wave of emotions crashed over her.
“All I could think about was, ‘How am I going to afford rent?’” said McGowan, who moved from her hometown of Richmond in March 2022 to take the job on the Hill.That was the first of many heaving sobs McGowan, 31, has let out at scenic landmarks and establishments around Washington, D.C.: She has cried on the Navy Yard pier, gazing out at the Anacostia River from behind a pair of dark sunglasses. She has cried at the Alamo Drafthouse in Edgewood, readying herself for a breakup with her boyfriend.
But despite her circumstances — she had a mounting pile of bills and was unsure where she would live — each cry was a watershed moment, freeing McGowan from the messy feelings she used to bottle up. The more she cried, she said, the more comfortable she felt doing it.Especially in D.C., she added, where a mix of vast waterfront views, lush green spaces and rooftops with expansive panoramas of the city offer her the perfect settings to meditate, journal and reflect as the tears flow freely.
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