Standing Ovations: Applauding the Ordinary Lives of Remarkable People

by Bailee Merrill

You're a woven tapestry of stories. You're a compilation of every experience, conversation, and interaction you've had. The same goes for the people you know best and the strangers you barely acknowledge. I spent two months following a handful of 'ordinary' people a local Utah indie band, a bug lab technician, a video editor for a popular ad agency, my selfless aunt, and a devout Christian couple. From my time interacting with and interviewing them, I realized that no one is really 'ordinary.' In fact, every person deserves a standing ovation for simply existing.

71 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 2, 2021