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When swimming in the ocean and being knocked about by waves, there may come a point when one sweeps you off your feet, turning you end over end, and ultimately overpowering you. It isn’t much to worry about, as the waves come in intervals and give time to recover, to surface and find air. In [...]
Upon seeing much more of the world than I previously thought I would, my perspective has shifted a great deal. Bad days are no longer defined by a stubbed toe, a spilled drink, a fender bender, or a criticism; bad days are when the soldiers make their mark on your body with buttstocks or bullets, [...]
I could be there among the tear gas, my eyes flooding and throat closing, airways constricting and my brain forcing my legs to move out from the situation. I could put a few olive trees in between myself and the soldiers, though the grove’s shade offers little protection from the high-velocity grenades that rain from [...]
