: In "Even Artichokes Have Doubts," she laments how high-achieving graduates often abandon their creative passions for secure, high-paying corporate roles.
: The titular essay defines the "opposite of loneliness" not as love or simple friendship, but as a profound sense of belonging within a community—the feeling that there is an abundance of people "on your team". The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
: Keegan argues passionately against the idea that it is "too late" to start over or change course, urging her peers to maintain their sense of "potential energy". : In "Even Artichokes Have Doubts," she laments