When a Scruffy Little Dog Refused to Let an Old Woman Disappear

photos—not of tearstained faces for clout, but of small, quiet things. A bowl of soup left on a neighbor’s step. A note tucked into a lunchbox. A sidewalk chalk message that said, “If you’re reading this, I’m glad you exist.”

Occasionally, a new video would surface. Another “Courier of Hope” in another town: a kid with a backpack full of notes at a continue reading …