Witness

Episodes

1. 5

   February

   I’ve been thinking a lot about care lately—taking it, giving it. Below is an interview with three herbalists whose work I admire. Above is an audio meditation on care featuring some of the people in my life (and the three herbalists interviewed below!). A certain day in February is often…

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   Feb 13, 2021

   13m
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   January

   It’s been a while… I promise: In July, I was working on a letter for you. And in August. September, November. It was the same letter, centered around the same quote, taking slightly different iterations each time. I think there were a couple of things at work: 1) The topic of the letter scared…

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   Feb 1, 2020

   38m
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   May

   || “One thing I’ve learned since writing #EloquentRage—if you write with any integrity about the things you say you believe, the universe will test you to see if you really bout that life. Stay ready. It ain’t for the faint of heart.” —Brittney Cooper || I believe in the idea of a test. Once, a...

   Jun 2, 2019

   27m
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   April

   || “Are you sure, sweetheart, that you want to be well?” —Toni Cade Bambara, The Salt Eaters || I’ve been listening to “Let It Flow” by Toni Braxton on repeat for the last thirty minutes. I have never been good at letting things go. Even as a child, I considered myself to be a great…

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   May 1, 2019

   5m
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   March

   || “I don't want the moon, Alfred, all I want is the possibility of an alternative, so that I know I'm doing this because I want to instead of because there's nothing else.” —Constance, “‘M’ is for Moon Among Other Things” || I first read this quote when I was a senior in high school. We were...

   Apr 1, 2019

   7m