Another week and the world continues, tragic, chaotic, confusing and heartbreaking.

We do what we can do here. Tell stories, share the tales of others.

As storytellers ourselves, and now as the sharers of others’ memories and treasures, we have to keep on doing what we do. It’s not enough. It’s never enough. It’s just something in the place of nothing.

We take some solace in this email from an old friend, retiring educator, Mickey Pierce Silverstein last Thursday:

I hate it when I awaken at 5:00 and can’t get back to sleep. And these pandemic days seem to increase this insomnia. So just now, I went to your email and read all the stories. I’m feeling so much better but not sure why. Something so human came out of each person’s story. Thank you for starting my day with warmth and hope.

Mickey.

Show and tell for grown-ups is just one way of sharing our lives with each other. Connection seems more important than ever now, so we will continue to show and tell and share. We’re happy you’ve found your way here.