THE NORTH STAR
INSPIRE US TO INSPIRE OTHERS
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DEAR ORBITER,
In 1849, Harriet Tubman followed the North Star north and returned again and again, not for herself alone, but to guide others toward freedom. One light in the dark became many lives reclaimed.37 OF US
This is how direction works.
One sentence.
One belief.
One steady point when everything else moves.The North Star is not loud.
It does not chase you.
It waits — constant, patient, true.These pages hold 30 voices offering a line to live by.
Not answers, but bearings.
Not commands, but companions.Take one with you.
Let it guide you.
Then pass it on.Welcome to THE NORTH STAR.
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xoxo © JAMES PINDRAS @ 2025Coloured by Pam Vale
xoxo © PAM VALE @ 2025Ventured by Dorie Snow/雪多丽
xoxo © DORIE SNOW @ 2025Lemonades by Harinath👍✨
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From our second zine — "RENAISSANCE" — A VARIETY ZINE
Thought I should share “behind the scenes” the making of our MINI-ZINE
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