She lost 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. |
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