Read By: Paul Tran

May 2, 2021

Paul Tran on their selection:

The handprint is one of the earliest examples of self-representation. I can hardly imagine what it was like, thousands and thousands of years ago, to seek shelter in a cave; to find others had been there; to see the animals they painted; and then to join the animals by leaving their handprint on the wall. Maybe the word for it is hope. Maybe it's realizing I'm not alone. I'm here, still.

"Between Darkness and Light," Paul Tran, Shantell Martin and Shamel Pitts (TRIBE)

"The Cave," by Paul Tran

Music: "Shift of Currents" by Blue Dot Sessions // CC BY-NC 2.0

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