DNF (did not finish)
On it’s face, the turnaround meant Izta was a failure. But it didn’t feel like one.
Dead Remember
When we remember, we’re holding alive within ourselves the parts that caused us pain but launched us into the orbits we currently occupy. We carry the turning points in vividness.
Even If You Don’t
But just for the time it took a stranger to pass her on the trail, she needed to relieve herself of the burden of wondering if she could do it.
Aspens & Redwoods
When you hold an unblemished coin of an aspen leaf in your palm, you know you’re holding the color of the actual sun in your hand.