My Dream: The Drumbeat That Went Missing

It came like all dreams do: sudden, unwelcome, and in a language that refused to explain itself. I was in a city I almost recognized—something between memory and myth. The buildings were taller than I remembered, but somehow emptier, like they had been hollowed out to make space for secrets. The sky hung low, as if it, too, was burdened by what it had witnessed. … Continue reading My Dream: The Drumbeat That Went Missing

Child Bearing

Bearing a child affects a woman more deeply than it can any man. No woman thinks, like, “I guess I’ll go out today and get a pedicure then stop off at the clinic for an abortion”. It’s a soul-bruising choice. From the depths of my conscience, I say: what about the rights of the born? The ones already occupying the planet, the ones living and … Continue reading Child Bearing