Upside Down Kingdom

Amy Ashe had arrived in Washington, D.C. straight from college
in 2000, responsible, mild-mannered, and wry-humored. Two
years later, she left her writing position at an influential lobby
firm, and just walked out, mid-shift, on her trendy restaurant job
in Dupont Circle.
During those two years, her ideals betrayed her. Strangers embraced her.
And the city itself threatened to break her spirit even as it encouraged her
to stretch her wings. These, all, have delivered her to this moment.
This is the story of how she found the readiness to leave it all behind