American Independence Day is Saturday, July 4, 2020. This week’s Care Packages are dedicated to the experiment, the dream, and the challenge that is the United States of America.

Poetry: Accidental Pastoral by Maggie Smith
I must have just missed a parade –
Horse droppings and hard candy
In the road, miniature American
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Song In My Head: A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke

Art: Lewis Krimmel’s Black Sawyers Working in Front of the Bank of Pennsylvania 

Self-Care: Declaring Independence From What Doesn’t Serve Us, 2019

Recipe: Boozy Cherry Bombs

Quote: “Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.” – Howard Zinn

Anywhere But Here: Fort Ticonderoga