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Humomism

In my writing class last Thursday, Cara said it’s a shame that the word humane has human in it, as if only humans had compassion. Then Beth said it’s a problem that human has the word man in it. So we were trying to find another word. Dan suggested “humom.” Because, at our best, we are all like mothers. So maybe that can be the name of our movement: humomism.

A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words features photography so rich with narrative that it tells a story all on its own.

Chores

On a solo backpacking trip, in a desert military base, at a church revival

A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words features photography so rich with narrative that it tells a story all on its own.

Tents

On a solo backpacking trip, in a desert military base, at a church revival

A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words features photography so rich with narrative that it tells a story all on its own.

Crossroads

Imani Perry on the South’s Vital Place in America’s Identity

The South is made to carry the nation’s slop jar. That’s deliberate, because then the United States doesn’t have to actually contend with all of its violence. We just put the blame on that region where bad stuff happens and where those backward people are. I don’t think it’s incidental, either, that it is the Blackest region culturally (and demographically) speaking. So it is at once seen as the most racist and the Blackest.

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Sunbeams

I’m not sure which matters more—where the seed comes from, or where it takes root and grows.

Zetta Elliott, A Wish After Midnight

A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words features photography so rich with narrative that it tells a story all on its own.