This was the laughing question of a friend to me over dinner, a few years ago, in a city I didn’t last more than one year in, partly because of emotional and professional isolation. “Well, I do,” I answered. Another friend was sitting with her, across from me; they shared both physical and [...]
Archive | December, 2007
And they think America is safe?
by Mohanalakshmi on December 1, 2007 in Uncategorized
“In America,” our Moroccan friend says, “people go straight to their guns. Their anger shoots up.” The rest of us at the table blink – we can’t really deny what he says, since just before dinner the shootings at Virginia Tech were made known to the entire world – at his bald [...]
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