She sat in the life skills director’s office, sharing a dream she’d carried for years—to start a nonprofit that would teach people to draw, paint, and express themselves… Read More

She had been busy all week, her schedule packed with obligations that
left little space for herself. Yet, she carved out a sliver of time—… Read More

…more than a hobby. It gave me a mirror.
A way to see not who I was—but who I could be.… Read More

I’ve had one pointed at me before—more than once. I’ve lived through things that demanded toughness, quick thinking, survival. But nothing compared to …… Read More

I climbed up thirty feet into the shop rafters with chains around my neck and a bottle in my hand, ready to end it. I had been running…… Read More

The Ripple That Reached Her She never imagined she’d be standing at a memorial, speaking about a man she never … Read More

With sad hearts, we tearfully announce the peaceful passing of Maynard “Jerry” Smith on July 8th at the age of 92.… Read More

A letter in his father’s handwriting… He’d been in prison for over a decade, and in all that time, not … Read More

Keeping Kurrent podcast After hosting a screening of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Prison, Wayne Potter of Keeping Kurrent invited … Read More

We Said It Ourselves They stood because they chose to. One by one, they stepped to the front of the … Read More