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Kate Vollrath's avatar

“I’ve been a surveyor of silence. Of white heat. Counting the minutes. Listening for the unspoken.” ❤️‍🔥

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Jayne Shore's avatar

Thanks for reading, Kate. ❤️‍🔥

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Candace's avatar

"newborn lungs inflating, shuddering" - whew what an image, I'll never look at accordions the same way again

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Jayne Shore's avatar

Thanks for reading. It was uncanny how human the accordion sounded.

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Christian Ianniello's avatar

“Does she think, when I point my camera at her, that I’m taking something from her? Is it mine to take, the photo?”

Love this. Felt like I read this essay as a whisper 🤍

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Jayne Shore's avatar

Thanks for reading it and in a whisper no less. 🤍

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