The state of the U.S. has been sitting heavy with me. The U.S. and religion. More specifically, how Trump convinced Catholics and Christians that his morals align with theirs, and how I can share the same religion yet hold completely opposite views. And if our views are opposite, then I have to ask: is it even the same religion? Those questions led me here, to something I now call the eternal flame. I believe God is an eternal flame, always lit, never dimmed. The flame is war

I remember back in high school I had an english teacher ask “to be or not to be, that is the question.” Shakespeare, I know, can you get any more basic for an english teacher? At this point in my life I was a C average student who had just failed PE. I did not care about Shakespeare, and I for sure did not have an answer to this question. Now I do. The girl who failed Physical Education (PE) But first I need to rewind. I had essentially not tried in high school and felt humil