Sorrow

Sorrow

It’s not depression. My experience of depression carries the weight of hopelessness, like I’ve forgotten how to breathe and I can’t imagine ever being happy again. It’s not grief, at least not entirely. Grief carries the weight of judgment, a...
Holding the Light Amidst the Chaos

Holding the Light Amidst the Chaos

It’s funny, sometimes, the things we remember, snapshot moments that retain their clarity even as all else becomes fuzzy with time. I remember sitting in Mr. Hollis’s social studies class as the secretary announced over the loudspeaker that President Reagan had been...