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Ezkina’s Moon
Friday, February 13th, 2009
The yellow is fading from Ezkina’s world.
She sits at her table, coloring, singing a sad song to herself. A story of bees rests under her crayon; she spreads lemon over pink. “Ezkina,” I call to her from my desk. “Ta’ali, mama. Come here, please.” She looks up from her singing with the surprise of one […]
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The Accident
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
They walk across the playground like men: arms around shoulders, feet locked in step, jackets open to the wind. This is the first sign that something is wrong; six year olds resist organizing principles as a matter of course. I have seen soldiers move this way, and firefighters on tv, but never children. In the […]
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