Born to Run is an essay collection exploring what it means to make home after loss. As the child of an incarcerated parent, I trace the queer possibilities that can emerge from grief, ancestral trauma, and the need to create family on new terms. The essays follow how I came to spend a year on the road—officiating weddings, sleeping in national parks, and searching for a place to land. Rooted in archival research, community dialogue, and body-based writing, the project will culminate in a public reading and collaborative event honoring Tulsa as a site of transformation and radical belonging.