My fellow Leo and philosopher, Mike Merriman, with his upright bass in the home he grew up in in Greensburg, Pa. With his voice like buttered gravel and love for mysterious music, Cohen seems appropriate on his birthday:

“Ring the bells that still can ring

Forget your perfect offering

There is a crack in everything

That’s how the light gets in.”

Stephanie Strasburg


Stephanie Strasburg is a photojournalist specializing in trauma-informed reporting and community work in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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