Read By: Paul Tran

Published: May 2, 2021, 3 p.m.

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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\\u2019s realizing I\\u2019m not alone. I\\u2019m here, still.

\\u201cBetween Darkness and Light,\\u201d Paul Tran, Shantell Martin and Shamel Pitts (TRIBE)

\\u201cThe Cave,\\u201d by Paul Tran

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

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