Status Updates From The Island of Sea Women

“ You are learning about tides, currents, & surges, & the influence of the moon on the sea, & on your body. It’s most important that you always be mindful where you are in that moment when your lungs begin to crave breath.”

“She assisted me when I washed my mother’s body & then wrapped her in cloth. This act is a daughter’s greatest honor & her greatest desolation.”

“No one picks a friend for us; we come together by choice. We are not tied together through ceremony or the responsibility to create a son; we tie ourselves together through moments….Secrets packed away to be treasured, hoarded, and protected. The wonder that someone can be so different from you and yet still understand your heart and the way no one else ever will…”