The Scene with Warmth and Love by Shahnaz ParvinThe Weight of a Hand
We are taught early that to be held is to be safe. A hand on a shoulder, a weight against the spine, the simple physics of belonging. In the north, we learn this through the cold. You huddle not because you are afraid, but because the heat…
Terracotta Warriors by Ronnie Glover
The Terracotta Warriors are an amazing archaeological finding and was one of my highlights on a trip to China. The Emperor commisioned these warrior sculptures of his army to "protect" him in the afterlife. Each of the 1000's of warriors are…
Dhow and Washing Line, by Martin MeyerThe Weight of Daily Rhythms
There is a quiet physics to the way we anchor our lives. We often imagine that history is written in the grand movements of ships crossing oceans or the shifting of borders, but the true pulse of a place is found in the mundane. It is in the…