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Dorianne Laux: Spirit Level

I see how my whole life has been a dream,
one she built for me from the ground up,
her daughter, my mother the axe, beautiful
tool with which she shaped me, a house
much like the one she lived in, but smaller

February 15, 2026 · 27 Comments

Mandy Fessenden-Brauer: Funeral in Gaza

I’d been in Gaza only a few days when I attended a funeral with my husband who was working with UNRWA. Outside the wake house, soldiers were revving up their … Continue reading

May 24, 2024 · 3 Comments

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