In the beginning there were crayons, blank paper. In books, my sister drew circles, my brother drew zig-zags, I drew birds . . .

Growing up in Cleveland in the 60s and 70s, I was painfully aware of pollution. Watching garbage trucks backup . . .

Year 9, I was taught Space was an empty void. This made no sense since you can look up and see the stars and the Moon . . .

Water is calming. Water can be scary. Water makes life possible and water can wipe that life away. And the Earth has . . .