As much as I loathe the regime in D.C., any pressure on Israel, direct or indirect, to end the genocide in Gaza, is welcome. I subscribe to Palestinian woman’s Substack, who has lost her father and brother, presumably still buried under the rubble of their home. She shares Arabic words and her reflections upon their meaning for her. I share photos of my calm and peaceful moments with my dog along the beach in NorCal (farther north than Samantha). She is describing now the escalating violence, which is associated with an anticipated ceasefire. I find myself as invested in reading something from her, which means she is still alive, as I was during my son’s deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. A week or two ago, she wondered whether we could ever meet. I didn’t reply—of course we won’t and that leaves me deeply saddened.
As much as I loathe the regime in D.C., any pressure on Israel, direct or indirect, to end the genocide in Gaza, is welcome. I subscribe to Palestinian woman’s Substack, who has lost her father and brother, presumably still buried under the rubble of their home. She shares Arabic words and her reflections upon their meaning for her. I share photos of my calm and peaceful moments with my dog along the beach in NorCal (farther north than Samantha). She is describing now the escalating violence, which is associated with an anticipated ceasefire. I find myself as invested in reading something from her, which means she is still alive, as I was during my son’s deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. A week or two ago, she wondered whether we could ever meet. I didn’t reply—of course we won’t and that leaves me deeply saddened.
Both heartening and heartbreaking - thank you for sharing.