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I didn’t like nature until I started taking photographs. I liked the symmetry and convenience of the city. Nature was itchy and slow. Architecture is fascinating. When I moved to Idaho, that began to change. So much of the city ends up on a hiking trail or under a tree. I began running when I…
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It is difficult to describe the time before a ballet is conceptualized, before it is an idea, because I barely understand it myself. Even talking about it from the murky haze of this place feels dangerous and I feel like I don’t know what I’m saying. I have the knowledge that at some point in the…
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When I was maybe 10, my church had a Halloween costume party for the kids. I spent a couple days coming up with a costume of my favorite hero of the bible: David. I had a toga made out of a white sheet and a headband made from my mother’s red, white, and blue scarf.…
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The only answer is love. I know it is obvious and pat and painfully unhelpful to hear, but everything else is a non-answer. Love is the only answer I have come to understand that can fully put an end to the question. Life is a process of piling on layers of hurt and friction and…
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I moved from Wichita, Kansas to Winston-Salem, North Carolina. From North Carolina to Houston. From Houston to Phoenix. From Phoenix to Portland, Oregon. From Portland to New York. From New York to San Francisco. From San Francisco to Boise, Idaho. From Boise to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. From North Carolina to Austin. And today I…
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originally published June 19, 2016 I found out that my dad died via SnapChat. When my grandmother died, there was contention amongst the family about whether or not to have an open casket funeral. Some wanted to be able to see her face one last time to pay their respects, some thought that the notion…
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