I wish people who distrust the media could see the lengths I just went to to confirm one phrase in a 3,000-word story

today my nephew asked if animals are religious. he’s in catholic school (tragically) and learning about noah’s ark. I told him all cats are muslim

I didn’t think I’d have to see fathers clutching their daughters again, their little pigtails sticking out of white shrouds. I hate this world I hate this world I hate this world.

Oh wow.

a historical grief —Girmay

“Some people have decided to look at Palestinians as somehow not fully human. Because if you think of Palestinians as fully human, you cannot find excuses for this kind of mass murder,” —Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I totally missed NPR's response to getting called out for describing Palestinian children as "males who are minors." But after failing to adequately explain why he couldn't call 15-19y/o Palestinians "children and teenagers," Greg Myre goes on to equate our insistence that

“In order to write you need to read a lot.” Yes, but you need to read like a writer. You need to pay attention to how different authors build tension, describe characters, transition from scene to scene. This is the one, most crucial practice that will improve your writing.

Absolutely losing it over the third bird trying to pretend like it isn't eavesdropping.

when i say im outside this summer, i mean im on the porch, in the backyard, in the park, in the woods, in the ocean, by the river, by the creek, with the trees

Tonight, under the weight of hunger and the silence of a war-torn land, I reached for the last thing I had hidden away — a small packet of fortified biscuits from the United Nations. I had saved it for a moment like this, when hunger becomes more than a whisper… when it claws at

This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my

Let’s look at what the words “local” and “independently” are doing here. They insinuate that Palestinian journalists who are close to the story, know the local language, know the community & have specialist knowledge are inherently “biased” and unable to report accurately. 1/3

إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ