black and white drawing of a woman with glasses and hand-written text "It's hard to be hopeful. Or maybe it feels naive. Who really expects the world to get better?"

 

black and white drawing of a man in a suite giving a thumbs up and hand-written text "And politicians inspire no trust or confidence, let alone hope." Speech bubbles from the man say "I won't (not) make things worse." and "It's me or the other asshole."

 

black and white drawing of polar bear drinking and hand-written text "Nature. What'll the bears lap up from the sullen rivers?"

 

black and white drawing a stovetop with pans and cooking utensils and hand-written text "So I try to enjoy small, mindful moments like making pasta"

 

black and white drawing of two birds and hand-written text "Or watching the pigeons on my balcony." In the lower left is a squiggle with an arrow pointing to it and text "bird poop"

 

black and white drawing of a woman reclining and hand-written text "Or re-reading a favorite line from a beloved poem." An inset box depicts a hand holding a book with the text "Desire loves the what if, the if only, the maybe in another life. –Megan Fernandes"

 

black and white drawing of a woman in overalls with her hands in her pockets framed by a clock face and hand-written text "It reconnects me to the present, to the small, fortunate blessings of being here, now."