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Tag: 9/11
43 at Shanksville, Pennsylvania, 11 Septemer 2021
As a nation, our adjustments have been profound. In the weeks after 9/11, I was proud to lead a united, resilient people. So much of our politics… Read more “43 at Shanksville, Pennsylvania, 11 Septemer 2021”
Sentence of the Day: TO START A WAR
The first plane, the one that plowed into floors 93 through 99 of the World Trade Center’s North Tower, was an astonishing spectacle. — To Start a… Read more “Sentence of the Day: TO START A WAR”
How To Open A Book
At first Paul Wolfowitz mistook the tremors in the Pentagon for an earthquake. — Opening sentence, To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America Into… Read more “How To Open A Book”
Three
Self picking her favorite reads so far, 2019. All three happen to be novels. They’re arranged according to the month she read them. November Road, by Louis… Read more “Three”
Bloomsbury Square, The Lamb, The First Gulf War
Asymmetry, p. 196: One afternoon we were sitting in Bloomsbury Square, keeping half an eye on our charges, when Lachlan pointed toward the iron railings on the… Read more “Bloomsbury Square, The Lamb, The First Gulf War”
Asymmetry, p. 152
Currently reading Novella # 2 of this consistently surprising book. Even though — what the hell — self has an inkling that the characters in the middle… Read more “Asymmetry, p. 152”
Wavering (a 9/11 Story About Surviving and Feeling Lost)
The nights seemed to go on forever. The swell of my stomach seemed to grow larger beneath my hot fingers. I thought of our baby’s eyes, open… Read more “Wavering (a 9/11 Story About Surviving and Feeling Lost)”
Still More Waiting
Share a snapshot that shows a sense of waiting. — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, The Daily Post First, self’s Philippine passport. She is a dual citizen of the… Read more “Still More Waiting”
9/11: Chelsea District, New York City
This city holds a special place in self’s memories: Dearest Mum began her piano career here, at Carnegie Hall. Self worked here for a year, before entering… Read more “9/11: Chelsea District, New York City”
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