In honor of the memory of Renee Good

Bye, Bye Miss American Pie is my reckoning with the unraveling of American myth—the nostalgia, the promise, the quiet fractures beneath the surface. Warm tones hold the memory of innocence, while scraped and restless marks speak to disillusionment and change. This piece carries both grief and grit. I offer it as a tribute to Renee Good—an acknowledgment of resilience, truth-telling, and the courage to look directly at what is breaking.