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You may have noticed a shift in our “branding,” so to speak. Although it reflects how we have intuitively seen our work from the beginning, it has taken me some time to learn how to articulate that vision.
As writers—or simply as human beings trying to function in the world—it can be similarly hard to reach clarity about much of anything. The constant strains on attention and priorities, coupled with a lot of chatter about values and other high-stakes issues, make it challenging to keep up with where we fit as individuals, what we hope to achieve for ourselves and how we can contribute to a wider community.