If It Be Dark by Jan OwenThe election year was a dark time and I began writing on leftover black painted pages. No guidelines, no planning, the ritual of just writing words like praying in the dark. I began with words byRabbi Abulafia, If it be dark, kindle many lights, then take ink and pen to thy hand This was followed by Dickens, It was the best of times, it was the worst of times I wrote slowly with different pens and tools, kept on with 2 more signatures. Pages grew,