Society is like this card game here, cousin. We got dealt our hand before we were even born, and as we grow we have to play as best as we can. - Louise Erdrich

The Creator made us for each other. Me here. Zelia there. Space was put between us by human error. But our hearts listened to divine will.

I'm a very mixed person. And yet, being a citizen of a nation within our nation gives one a certain sense of - it changes your life. It means that I care deeply about my people, my mother's people.

Nothing makes Penstemon happier than handing a favorite book to someone who wants to read it. I’m the same. I suppose you could say this delights us although ‘delight’ is a word I rarely use. Delight seems insubstantial; happiness feels more grounded; ecstasy is what I shoot for; satisfaction is hardest to attain.