Guiding Star
Are you lost? It’s normal; in a world where choices seem endless, it's easy to get lost. By being part of the confused crowd we may be lost. But there are some who were never lost. In every decade there were people who became the guiding stars…
The Show Must Go On, by Eyad Al ShamiUnder the Same Shelter
I walked to the mailbox this morning in a sudden downpour. I didn't have an umbrella, and for a second, I thought about running back inside to stay dry. But then I saw my neighbor standing on her porch, waving at me, completely unbothered by…
The Salt of Memory
The air near the coast has a weight to it, a sticky, humid thickness that clings to the skin like a damp linen sheet. I remember the smell of woodsmoke mingling with the sharp, metallic tang of the tide, a scent that settles deep in the back…