i hate it here - taylor swift

sapiens: a brief history of humankind

I am really proud of it, now you have to look at it 👍

300 year old leather star map by the Skidi, one of the four bands of the Pawnee tribe. The Skidi Pawnee historically lived on the Central Plains of Nebraska and Kansas.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, from "Aurora Leigh" in The Selected Poems

Cover art by Paul Rader, 1970

He reminds me so much of my granddaddy Chuck that I lost in 2014. My granddaddy shined with goodness. There was a radiance from him that you don’t see often, I’ve only met a few people like that in my life. But Benny is radiant. And there’s comfort in being in the presence of people that make you want to be a better person than you were the day before. I hope someday I’m like that for someone else. I hope someday it becomes more natural for me to be The Good. I feel like if I keep surrounding myself with those type of people, eventually it’ll roll off me the way it does them too. :) here’s to me making a vow that even though I always love my neighbor, sometimes I don’t always show it and I will start loving louder. Love your neighbor loudly, be gentle and kind ❤️

Benny had been having chest pains and had been going to the cardiologist regularly the year prior to his death. He showed his cardiologist and his nurses our shops social media and videos and would point to the shelves and things he had custom made for our store. He was so proud of us and proud to be apart of the shop with us. I learned a lot from Benny and I will always remember him. Thank you for your kindness, ya old carpenter. Thank you for always loving your neighbor.

Sergey Galanter

Nikki Giovanni, The Collected Poetry, 1968-1998

Illustration, pencil+digital.