“The real war will never get in the books.” ―Walt Whitman “What about school?” I asked my mom the night before school was supposed to start. “What if I tell you that you don’t have to go to school? Weren’t you complaining about your homework last year?” she answered cheerfully. I shrugged my shoulders and…
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The Eavesdropper
“I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, Mother, what was war?” ― Eve Merriam I remember it was a Thursday morning, August 2nd, 1990, when I woke up to the hushed voices of my parents, aunts, and grandparents. Aren’t they supposed to be at work? I thought to myself. I wore…
Joy Comes in Sips 