the Atlantic.

Dear Penpal: Two years of correspondence

navigating the floods.

Wild.

"Remember, you were once wild, you bathed in the open."

Settled.

"There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action. And because there's only one of you in all the time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is: nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly. To keep the channel open."


-Martha Graham

Locks of Love