As the year comes to a close, two beautiful stories about stepping back, reflecting and moving forward from Phil Herbert and N.S. David. “I had one roll of film for the whole trip, which gave me eight frames. 9 if I was lucky,” begins Phil. 

“I’ve done my fair share of wishing I was warm in my bed while strapped to the side of a granite monolith at 12,000 feet. I’ve torn holes in my clothes and my skin, I’ve broken bones,” writes N.S. as she explores the complexities of sharing her joys with her mother and their relationship.

Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto    •   Dimensions Distilled by Frozen Mesa    •    Nostalgia by Joya    •    Colony Spring by Sigta    •    Pendulum by Sun Shapes    •    Delivered by Brendan O’Connell

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