courage, dear heart.

I have to believe that hope is real. That stubborn, crazy hope for healing and change is not a childish sentiment to numb the pain, but a reality that we are patiently seeking after: walking, limping towards. Jesus, we need you.

"Stars, stars, stars!" (at Hillsborough, New Hampshire)

A much, much needed alone day wandering Manchester 🌿 Also, not pictured: me searching for, finally locating, and attempting to take a photo of Frank Lloyd Wright's Zimmerman House and being chased away by an angry-looking museum worker (at Manchester, New Hampshire)

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at Lincoln Park Zoo

Just finished Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle and wow wow wow, Cassandra's story is going to stay with me for a long time. Thank you so, so much for the recommendation @fabtablets

Washington beaches are honestly magic at sunset ✨ (at Edmonds Waterfront)

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Really really glad to be back in this little corner of the universe (at Puget Sound)

Opening night with Evie, Heather, and Shannon ✨ (at Arena Theater)

Corgi cuddles (at Griffith, Indiana)

When it comes down to it, humans are at their best when they are looking after other humans - when we are brave and when we let others sit beside us in empathy when we don't know how to be. And to create in the messiness of grief is no small victory. (at The House Theatre of Chicago)

🌿🌿🌿 (at HoneyRock)

Catch your favorite spoken word poets on tour this summer (at HoneyRock)

Late night snowshoeing on a frozen lake? ✔️ @wheres.waldee @michal.maciej (at HoneyRock)

And so it begins! (at Arena Theater)