Today, I’m thinking about a friend, not a close friend, who is very pessimistic. Things are always happening to this person. I listen, sometimes for hours, as she provides a litany of either the day’s events, or past events that have had a negative impact on her. She’s not an action-oriented person. I’ve met lots of people like her… [Read more…]
September 10, 2011
This is my first attempt to write publicly about what I witnessed and experienced on 9/11. To be honest, I’m not sure I can. I kept a journal. It’s buried. Part of me believes it should stay buried. Year after year, I listen to other people’s stories. Some heroic, some simply painful. None of it… [Read more…]
August 22, 2011
Based on actual events while working in NYC, Ms. Miller describes an interaction with a stranger on a subway train, as she made her way to meet a friend. “He struggled to stand. His clothes were torn. Blood stained his shirt and jacket. The cuts on his face were not deep, but blood streamed from… [Read more…]
September 14, 2011
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