the Work – Page 5 – the Infinite

a bare tree on a snow-covered slope, against a white sky

on Hope/on Praxis/the Cycle of the Seasons/the Work

twelve days

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Nix Kelley / 1 Comment

We are in a time of darkness but also a time when the promise of the light returning is deeply meaningful.

on Hope/on Praxis/the Cycle of the Seasons/the Work

reaching toward the light

Posted on December 17, 2022 by Nix Kelley / 0 Comment

Trauma causes us to create new ways to behave, to keep ourselves safe, to keep the dark away.

on Chosen Family/on Praxis/the Cycle of the Seasons/the Work

I am home

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Nix Kelley / 0 Comment

...no matter how long the night, the day will come. The light will return. There are always things to fear; and there is always hope.

a dark path lined by trees, looking toward a break in the horizon bright with sunshine

on Deathwork & Griefwork/on Decolonizing/on Hope/the Work

decolonizing death, part one of many

Posted on October 15, 2022 by Nix Kelley / 0 Comment

I am doing my best to find the most harmonious way to hold my candle in the darkness so that you can see it and find me, bringing your own light, so that we hav...

a child reaching through a hole in a wall, stretching out an arm and making eye contact with the camera

on being Exvangelical/on Decolonizing/on Harm & Reciprocity/on Hope/on Praxis/the Work

I could only lead you so far

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Nix Kelley / 0 Comment

Do you know what it feels like to be believed in? Have you experienced the incredible fortune of knowing that you matter?

a three panel comic of a yellow bird and a purple computer chair. in the first panel, the bird says 'I can finally fix my posture in this new chair'. in the second panel, the bird sits in the chair and says 'ahh so comfy. let's play a bit'. in the third panel, the bird is sitting across the seat with legs in different directions; a caption reads '~40 minutes later~'.

on Chronic Illness/on Happiness/on Hope/on Neurodivergence/on Queerness/the Pandemic/the Work

this is all about me: I have become older

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Nix Kelley / 0 Comment

I have had a whole year to be forty-three, and I think it mostly went well. Forty-four is a weird number and I am looking at it with squinty suspicious eyes.