by Chantelle Cortez Maglalang

When I think of Dawn, I reflect on the newness it brings and what remains familiar and tender.

Throughout the past year, I grew fonder of the mundane — sitting at my desk with a book in hand, the sweetness of ripe fruit lingering on my lips as I gazed out at sunsets.

Hopeful for Softer Moments is an accumulation of this invitation to softness, even as the hum of life ebbs and flows. In the coming year, I wish myself and those around me more gentleness.

By: Chantelle Cortez Maglalang