Benjamin Hollenbach

Jan 8, 2024 | sapiens.org | Toiba Naseema |Christine Weeber |Hannah Borenstein |Benjamin Hollenbach

“Speak up for your lips are not sealed,and your words are still your own. This upright body is yours,speak while your soul is still your own.”—, Pakistani poet ✽The Valley of Kashmir, cradled in a mountainous Himalayan region, has been shaped by centuries of foreign rule. This place I live in and write from sits occupied and divided between India, Pakistan, and China, a legacy of Britain’s Partition of South Asia.

Jan 3, 2024 | sapiens.org | Keridwen Cornelius |Hipólito Sanchiz Alcaraz |Annie Tucker |Benjamin Hollenbach

✽When Meredith first came to St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, she had just turned 50, she was battling cancer, and she was in danger of losing her home. To make matters worse, she was estranged from her family due to coming out as a lesbian. Having been a faithful churchgoer in her youth, she hoped that finding a church where she could be open about her sexuality might provide comfort in her dire situation.