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Diasporic Postcards: GUILT There was an occasion when my father was lying in a hospital bed recovering from a heart attack and he confessed he had felt guilty his entire life about being the only...

Diasporic Postcards: GENESIS When Putin invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, as someone with Ukrainian ancestry living abroad, not only was I gripped by an immediate sense of despair and grief at...

Light Streaming Through Stained Glass Window Refracted Onto Ultrasuede Couch Cushion A Nebulous Number of Days of Atomity and Memory Bearable Being of Lightness I believe the first time I became...

Fingerprint Etched Pendent Resting on Storm Watch on Pashmina Shawl A Nebulous Number of Days of Atomity and Memory Suicide Watch I often do a guided meditation called Allowing Grief by Betty...

Top of Head in Front of Aubergine Wall A Nebulous Number of Days of Atomity and Memory Hair Today… It was long before these past turbulent months that I first reflected on hair – my hair, other...

Hiking Sandals on Chenille Sweater A Nebulous Number of Days of Atomity and Memory Falling in My Footsteps I remember reading long ago that humans are born with two innate fears – those of loud...

Icelandic Stone Wrapped in Embroidered Wool Coverlet on Tassle on Raw Silk. A Nebulous Number of Days of Atomity and Memory Icelandic Fairy Trails I first became enchanted with Iceland after having...

Silver Necklace and Rebirth Mark on Skin A Nebulous Number of Days of Atomity and Memory Wearing My Heart on My Shin In recent years, funeral homes started offering a rather novel keepsake, namely...

Vision Therapy Eyewear on Acrylic Blanket A Nebulous Number of Days of Atomity and Memory Sight Unseen A few months ago, I experienced an inane moment that resulted in carpet burn on my elbow, but...

Remington Typewriter A Nebulous Number of Days of Atomity and Memory The Spy Who Loved Me My parents spoke infrequently of their experiences during the Second World War or of their time spent in...