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Eldon (Stations, 2)
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
The Baghdad Restaurant has a thin line of shade beneath its green awnings. I press myself against the building, hoping to avoid heat stroke. My travel bag, on wheels, has grown a yellowy skin of dust. The Hajar mountains are blowing away, and I am pulling them with me. It is 11:00 am in Oman. […]
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Shahadah (Stations, 2)
Saturday, August 11th, 2007
Part 1.
August, 2006.
The journey there will be a long one, spanning two days. As a final nod to comfort, I have purchased first class tickets for the train ride between Boston and New York. There will be, I suspect, plenty of difficulty in the hours to come. I must pass from Boston to […]
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Khadeejah (Stations, 1)
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
I see her sometimes at Downtown Crossing, changing trains, or waiting by the side of the tracks. Khadeejah in earth tones, with a scar along her cheek, alone. She looks as though she feels every bit as separate as I, at my loneliest, do. There is a matchless quality to her solitude: if she looks […]
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