“Pay attention, O Jacob, for you are my servant, O Israel.
I, the Lord, made you, and I will not forget you.” Isaiah 44:21 (NLT) 2,721 more words
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Inanimate Object
“Ammi doesn’t like it when you touch her books.” Rehan had a deep frown etched in the middle of his eyebrows as he stood in front of me, shaking his head disapprovingly in my direction. 1,309 more words
Remembering how Merced residents came together to fight Trump
It was the 19th of February and I had just arrived at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center, the location of a Trump Resistance. Expecting a room full of hateful protesters all banding together to cause a upheaval in Washington I was surprised at the reality of local protest. 850 more words
The Fourth Anniversary of An Immigration: A Fantasy for a Lost Life
When you travel far far away and you leave behind everything to build a new home, a new habitat, even after many years a flickering of summer sun on the edge of an oak leaf, a picture of an old friend sitting on a park bench, or even inevitable wanderings of your delirious mind brings before your eyes the images of the past with a lucidity so striking that your heart feels entrapped tightly in your chest. 340 more words
Poolside Thoughts
There is something lovely about lying out at a pool on a Saturday morning all alone. It’s quiet. Even the sun is not wanting to wake up and stays tucked behind a cloud blanket. 216 more words
When the world gets smaller
When I came in, her eyes did not light up as usual.
She tried to fake it, a little, but her smile was all wrong. 621 more words
A Goodbye
I think I’ve stopped being sad about it. I can’t tell. I haven’t cried about you in weeks, but I think about your friends and I get really sad because they all loved you – even the ones you had a falling out with. 585 more words
