Author Archives: Jack

Ernest Hemingway once said: In our darkest moments, we don’t need solutions or advice. What we yearn for is simply human connection—a quiet presence, a gentle touch. These small gestures are the anchors that hold us steady when life feels like too much. Please don’t try to fix me. Don’t take on my pain or […]

Elizabeth Marie Tallchief — Wa-Xthe-Thomba, “Woman of Two Worlds” — was born in 1925 on the Osage Indian Reservation in Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Alexander Joseph Tall Chief, an Osage, and Ruth Mary Porter Tall Chief, who was of Scottish-Irish descent. From an early age, she was drawn to dance, and by 12, […]

Tonight, I was with my son and went to the drive-thru at Mc Donald’s, ordering my son some food + an ice cream cone. As I handed the cone to my son, I took a bite off the top. The guy working the drive-thru chuckled and I responded: “tax”. 🤷🏼‍♀️ The worker then went back, […]

When Frida Kahlo and Georgia O’Keeffe first met in New York in the early 1930s, their connection was instant. Kahlo was still on the verge of being recognized as an artist, while O’Keeffe had already made her mark as a major figure in modern American painting. Despite their different career stages, they saw in each […]