The Glowing Souls Among Us

They are the answer to despair

Photo by John P. Weiss

A mild melancholy sometimes burrows into my consciousness, nudging optimism aside with a dark invitation toward despair.

I’m not given to depression, but perhaps age, loss, and change have a way of tripping the spring in one’s step.

The Banshees of Inisherin is partly to blame. It’s a movie I recently watched with…