This story was published in Medium’s Six Word Photo Story Challenge.

The winner is…We, the People.

We live on one of the busiest corners in our town in northeast Iowa. With front and back porches, we enjoy being on the border of each street, close to the sidewalks.

Tens of walkers, runners, bikers, and skateboarders pass by each day. Most do their own business, and some stop to chat about this sign.

I posted it a month ago after seeing another NOPE symbol in Boston. If you like it, you can purchase it from Amazon here.

I’ve lived in this house for 24 years. Every election cycle, I put political signs up. In case you’re wondering, I’m Blue.

I can’t remember anyone ever stopping to talk about a political symbol until this year. And no one says anything about my Harris/Walz or Vote Blue, Save Democracy displays.

But this one yielded comments.

Love it.

Right on.

Where did you get it?

What does it mean?

I like it. It’s gentle.

Where’s the red tie?

I’m scared.

Surely, someone will steal it.

No one has yet.

Nope.

Blue is my party, not my feeling about the election. I’m optimistic. We’re going to win this one for America. For all the people.

YEP.