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John Lewis documentary Good Trouble

Good Trouble

How lucky were we to have John Lewis in this world, showing up for disadvantaged people everywhere, making “good trouble” in the streets and in

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Illustration by Nikkolas Smith

Showing Up

In case you’ve got protest fatigue, in case you’re questioning the impact this is all having, in case you’re feeling overwhelmed – here’s a growing

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How to Quarantine

The rain surrounded the cabin … with a whole world of meaning, of secrecy, of rumor. Think of it: all that speech pouring down, selling

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Gandalf and Frodo

The Time That Is Given Us

“Mordor. That name even you hobbits have heard of, like a shadow on the border of old stories. Always after a defeat and a respite,

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Wenceslas Hollar illustration of the fable

The Moral of the Story

Look to the irony in any story and you’ll find the moral, the gospel, the very reason for that story existing in the first place.

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Nautilus shell art by William Conklin

Self Care in the Time of Corona

Yes, by all means, breathe in the light. Yes, absolutely, focus on the positive. Pull out the crystals, light up the sage. Keep yourself safe.

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where you headed

Where you headed, boo?

Life is motion. We are always going somewhere, even when we’re running from something else. We are always pointed at something. The future meets us

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The Magician

Instagram is The Magician. The OG trickster. The sleight of hand illusionist. Instagram (and WordPress and most of the rest of the internet) does a

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