'The beauty of the natural world had to be central to the story but I also have the child live within a diverse community of people'
FORTY years ago, American folk singer Fred Small wrote the song Everything Possible about the joy and validity of all paths there are to take in life, not only the traditional or expected ones.
community, particularly well-known singing groups such as The Flirtations, whose a capella cover brought the song to many who needed it.It is for this heartwarming and widespread interpretation of the song’s initial message that makes the perfect topic for pride month. The song began as a lullaby to comfort the son of a friend who was dealing with expectations of masculinity.
“‘I will sing you a song no one sang to me’ is my favourite line, too. It means little to a child, really, but a great deal to an adult recalling a childhood where elders imposed rigid roles upon them, sometimes with emotional or physical violence,” he explained. We discussed how this line effectively pushes against traditional and heteronormative living situations as a singular option. When I asked about the visual story and her inspiration, a similar thread appeared.
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