“Work” is Everything and Nothing

Mel Rie
6 min readAug 20, 2021
Photo by Pema Lama on Unsplash

It’s exhaustingly hot in Denver and the wind sweeping through Red Rocks feels gorgeous. We’re sitting between the giant sandstone walls of the concert venue as the sun is setting, watching the stage down below. City lights glitter in the distance.

The opening act, singer-songwriter Bishop Briggs, is brilliant; it’s like watching rebellion incarnate. Running across the stage while letting her voice soar…

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