Month: August 2025
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August 22, Celebrated in Our Provençal Town
When France was occupied by the Nazis during World War II, they set up their headquarters in various large—and often beautiful—French homes throughout the country. My belle-mère’s (mother-in-law’s) parents’ home in Rennes was chosen for such a purpose. At the time, my belle-mère was…
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Handmade Palestine
She lives at the edge of olive trees and tension, where ancient stone walls meet barbed wire and wildflowers still dare to bloom. Her name is Morgan—a mother of two small children with dusty knees and curious eyes, and a…
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Sing
Let me play the drums with a rhythm that changes the course of bullets and bombs.Let me sing a song that echoesin the chambers of the hearts that no longer hear softness. Let my song be a slow rebellion—unignorable, graceful…
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The Beaded Curtain
The beads click and clatter, a soft wooden song,Marking the space between my world and theirs.This is not our everyday house—It’s a place suspended in time, vacation. Between the kitchen and the terrace, the beaded curtain hangs.While I cook, I…