Dian’s burial happened so quickly we weren’t able to attend. But we promised ourselves we’d come back and look at the beautiful hagenia trees and this wonderful meadow she loved, and we loved.

Do you have a favorite author, artist, musician, or social justice icon who’s given you cause for hope and inspired you? As I write Voices from the Mist, The Last Days of Dian Fossey (working title), I’m reminded of some of the most inspirational people in my life, Leakey’s Trimates.