Awendaw. Sea Islands. Gullah Geechee. 1994.
In 1994, I buried a tired mother under KPIs while her husband was dying.
That spreadsheet screamed RED. I did not delete the cell.
I wrapped it in gold.

We are not here to avoid fractures.
We are here to pour the alloy that makes them sing.

Every mistake you have ever made is waiting for this moment.
Pour the seam.

— Anaisha Cotton