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As Bearing a Burden unfolded, so did a more personal story, one that ultimately gave rise to Queen of Hearts. Where Bearing a Burden explores the challenges of the world around us, Queen of Hearts turns inward, reflecting on the battles we fight within ourselves. Both projects share a common thread: the belief that courage isn’t the absence of hardship, but the choice to carry on with grace, grit, and heart. Together, they paint a fuller picture of what it truly means to bear the burdens life places on our shoulders, and to rise anyway.

I began writing Queen of Hearts nearly 24 years ago, scribbling moments down little by little. It’s a deeply personal story, filled with highs and lows, grief and resilience, but most of all, an unwavering refusal to give up. It finally came time to pull all the pieces together into one story.