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"Because we were part of the press, bearing witness to what was happening, we initially assumed that we couldn’t possibly be the intended targets."
My Husband Died Abroad. As I Boarded The Plane Home, A Flight Attendant's Innocent Comment Broke Me.
"At the airport, I whispered mantras to myself. Please don’t talk to me. Please don’t ask me questions. Just let me get on the plane."
"They come to learn from me, but the truth is, we’re all learning from each other."
“Later that night, I received an email from the author. I didn’t reply. Something had switched in me when I got home.”
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"They lined us up, zip-tied our hands behind our backs, and stood us in a single file arc. One officer was assigned to each protester to keep a grip on one of our biceps at all times."
Danny Stewart and Pete Mercurio share letters to their younger selves, reflecting on that fateful night and what has happened since then.
“When I glanced up, cheeks burning with embarrassment from my nakedness, I found Adam fully absorbed elsewhere.”
"This week we held our graduation ceremony. Outside, school police patrolled to guard against potential ICE raids."
“I immediately hated my choice, but I did not yet believe it to be wrong.”
"My father ... didn’t think I could handle [the truth] until I became a young man.”