And now to shake off the ugliness of history, go for a walk, then write a series review and finish reading a friend's novel.

Pluralism is important--it's what we practise here every day, bringing to this shared space all our disparate subject positions, while trying to put the "human" first in everything we do--but it sure isn't easy.

May you always have places to turn to for reprieve from any heaviness you carry, too. 🕊️