Eden

by Sierra Smith, Gregory Lowery (editor), William Story (photographer)

Sometimes we get the privilege to know the indicative years of our life while we are living them, so we take more pictures, listen to more songs that make us feel like we are in a movie, and write down every memory that makes us warm. The last year of my twenties felt overwhelmingly sacred to me, I knew that life would continue to not go as expected but I needed to taste every moment. In this body, at this time, with my community and alone I desperately wanted to capture it all. I stopped trying to sell myself and invested in what I loved instead. I stopped trying to explain myself and learned to just be, it's been intoxicating.

I've dedicated my art to recording all the details that tend to get missed, to being the light that causes demons to disperse. I want the unwanted, I crave understanding in a world where I know so little. I fight my depression with my art, I hope this helps you find the strength to pick up a pen, sit down at a piano, or throw paint on a canvas. Please enjoy the nakedness of my heart and find comfort in my soul as it searches the depths of humanity and exposes love for all it is.

140 pages, Paperback

Published August 13, 2024

Reviews

[Sierra Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not sure who wrote this but she’s probably super cool and pretty.