When the floodwaters rose, lives changed forever. When they fell, we were left to rebuild — hearts, homes, and hope. When the water goes still, how do those who are still here face the aftermath?

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If you chose to let a few of my words enter your day, I’m grateful that our worlds got to merge, if even for just a moment. I hope that you’ll reach out so we can connect. Maybe we can even make small talk!

Author: John Lewis

  • Still Water, Still Here

    Still Water, Still Here

    When the floodwaters rose, lives changed forever. When they fell, we were left to rebuild — hearts, homes, and hope. When the water goes still, how do those who are still here face the aftermath?

  • Castaway

    Castaway

    If you have ever lost someone close to you, I hope that this piece can give some words to the indescribable experience of loss and grief. This is the statement I prepared for the sentencing hearing of the young man whose actions took the life of someone very special.

  • Polyphony

    Polyphony

    Polyphony /puh · LIFF · uh · NEE/ (n.): a style of musical composition employing two or more simultaneous but relatively independent melodic lines (Webster dictionary). This, I have found, is the complexity of grief and the healing journey that can accompany it.