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We, Who You Wanted to Kill, Are Not Afraid
Last week you did it again, attacking Bamako, #Mali with your guns and your bombs. My wife and I sheltered with our little boy, who you wanted to kill, all the while explaining away the explosions by making up stories … Continue reading
The Antidote for Hate
So I had a little down time yesterday, and was surfing through YouTube watching some videos from the past. I find that YouTube is an amazing tool, allowing us to catch and preserve the great moments in humanity’s struggles. In … Continue reading
Up at the Villa, Rain, and other short stories by W. Somerset Maugham
I’ve been reading a great deal of W. Somerset Maugham lately; and I daresay it will continue. His tales of the human condition – of heartfelt mistakes and foolish blunders – juxtaposed against the matter-of-factness of imperialism in turn of … Continue reading
My Lessons in Desolation
A few years back I was working as an aid worker in the eastern Chadian town of Abeche, on the Sudanese border. I was seeking to prepare the ground for the Sudanese refugees who were fleeing the Janjaweed militia. Abeche … Continue reading
Ten Men Was All It Would Take
The plan was simple, easy, laughable even; given the complexity of the task. Ten men would be selected. Some would be chosen for their charm and the way that the light from the bars glanced off their teeth when they … Continue reading
The Little Red Hen
Yesterday my son grabbed onto my knee and pulled me over to squat on the floor in front of his little library. Amidst works of Dr. Seuss, Max Lucado, Clifford and Donald Duck he pulled out “The Little Red Hen”. … Continue reading
It Was a Time of Great Upheaval
It was a period of great upheaval, when a comedy of tragedies beset the human race, upending a tenuous amity. It was a delicate moment; that silent time after empire-gone-supernova collapses in upon itself leaving the landscape in darkness, but … Continue reading
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