I think it’s important to revel in the small things that make us joyful, to indulge when possible and not problematic, to steal laughter and hoard it. I wasn’t kidding when I said I’d fight for a cheese grove’s right to exist. Because if there’s no cheese grove, what are we even fighting for? (I believe it was Winston Churchill who said that.) I call my senator, a lot. Just to chat. I write letters and commentary to stake a claim for the things I believe in. I vote. I march. I tap-dance for justice. And, in the end, I know that we are not at war with our terrible leaders. Instead, we are
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