Annie Now

Then there is the Annie who has weathered the storm.

Whether you spell it Annie, Anne, or Ann—the soul of the name is the same. It is the friend who shows up with soup. It is the colleague who fixes the typo without taking credit. It is the little girl on the stage belting her heart out, and the grandmother knitting in the corner, keeping the family history in her stitches.

Perhaps you are the Annie who held a hand in a hospital room. The Annie who packed up an apartment alone. The Annie who started over in a city where no one knew your name.