What Remains: The Professor

What Remains: The Professor

What remains implies not only that there was a past but that someone will be waiting in the future, ready and willing to bear witness to that past.

I was born into a world molded under the weight of war and conflict. Someone first had to teach me this about the world.

In elementary school, I asked my fourth grade history teacher why we only ever talked about wars. I didn’t understand why wars had to shape my understanding of the past or initiate me to the present…

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July Brings the Women

July Brings the Women

This gift of extra days stretched wide and warm, full of stillness, movement, and the women who shape my world. The kind of company that asks for nothing but your presence. I started Friday by honoring my commitment to the YMCA, a place that's become more than work since I began there in November, but a community of familiar faces and shared purpose. My 10 AM finish gave me the perfect window for the three-hour journey to Snellville and my waiting family. They’re vegetarians and lovers of good food—we’ve always shared that language. They prepared a beautiful meal, and we broke bread with gratitude and laughter.

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