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Of anniversaries and the stories that really matter

On the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War, I called a man who lost his son in Baghdad for a story I was writing for CNN. Anniversaries of tragedies, he told me, were for people who did not suffer. What he meant is that every day is an anniversary for those who have lost loved ones. Not a day went by, he told me, that … Continue reading Of anniversaries and the stories that really matter

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Casualty

Seamus Heaney died today. The New York Times headline described him as “Irish poet of soil and strife.” I don’t pretend to always understand poetry though I savor it. I am always awed by how poets use language in such an artful way. My favorite poet of all time remains Pablo Neruda, who is simply magical to me. Seamus Heaney was another writer I have … Continue reading Casualty

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