In the Roots of the Willow Tree

With a compassionate pen and a delicate shutter, Stone speaks with undeniable strength to both universal and deeply personal queer experiences. Firmly rooted in their experience as a trans butch lesbian, “In the Roots of the Willow Tree” is a love letter to their past, their present, and their future. Timid youth, defiant self, simple visions of soft lips on wrinkled cheek. Beautifully vulnerable and visually sensitive, Stone explores love, loss, chosen family, butchness, and an aching adoration for the camera. These pages present the opportunity to get lost in the electricity of gentle yearning and unwavering care - for romance, for friendship, for the family you’ve built, and, most importantly, for who you are meant to be. “One day things will be slow and easy, and you will know exactly why you will know exactly why you are here.”