2026 Goals
The unspeakable evil on which our country was founded continues to rage. Racism, genocide, xenophobia, ableism, transphobia, Islamophobia--none of this is new. White supremacy has always poisoned our laws and processes; I know this. And yet, things feel more hopeless than ever. To echo my January 2025 post: it feels selfish and pointless to set goals for myself in these trying times. What does it really matter how many books I read or if I write a poem or not? I don't know. I'll keep masking, getting vaccines, donating, boycotting, voting, protecting and concealing, shielding, recycling/repurposing/reusing, and supporting the community. But my spirit is broken, and I don't have much hope that the future will ever get better. I don't want this post to feel depressing (too late, lol). I feel anxious about leaving things there, so I guess let's set some "goals" that are really just attempts to inject some normalcy into this year. Maybe they'll...
