Skater Boy by Jose Juniel Rivera-NegronThe Gravity of Being Young
Dear traveler, I have been thinking about the way we learn to fall. When we are small, we are taught that gravity is a law, something that demands we stay tethered to the earth. But there are those rare, defiant moments when we decide to negotiate…
The Overlap of Shadows
In the deep forest, the mycelial network connects the roots of disparate trees, creating a hidden, subterranean bridge where the nutrients of one become the sustenance of another. It is a biological blurring of boundaries; the individual tree…
The Quiet Weight of Ink
I am generally wary of domestic scenes. There is a tendency in such images to lean too heavily on the shorthand of sentiment, to demand that the viewer find warmth simply because a child is present or a table is shared. It feels like a shortcut…