Kyle Chakya is an author whose debut nonfiction book, The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism, will be published by Bloomsbury in January 2020. Read more of his writing at kylechayka.com.

White Claw Is Whatever You Want It to Be
A blank canvas on which to project our desires and anxieties, the infamous alcoholic seltzer has become something to everyone.
- story: Kyle Chayka
- photo: Lizzie Munro