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Jun 30, 2022, 10:52 AM
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The last day of school: A mother’s lament
When the system wasn't built for your child, when showing up for your child is hard and lonely... still, you (and I) are here. We've made it through the year
Feb 4, 2021, 3:00 PM
Silver linings in a quarantine cloud
The convoy of decorated cars passes us slowly, horns blaring. I glance at my son. The Star Wars mask my friend made for him covers the smile I see spread through his eyes. My own mask covering my nose...
Sep 30, 2020, 3:21 PM
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Hindsight 2020 with a shade of everything
Who am I to write of pain? Who am I to air my struggle, when so many cannot inhale? My son turned 10 in lockdown, my daughter 13. Who am I to say this is unsustainable?
Jun 16, 2019, 9:11 PM
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My sister and the grief she left for me
It is June two years ago and I am walking on broken glass. My mother calls. 'She's ready.' Okay, I say calmly. I’ll be right there
Mar 26, 2019, 2:47 PM
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A Warm, Steel Box
'My hand trails the cold, steel door. A picture of rubble covering all those things flashes through me'
Mar 5, 2019, 5:45 PM
A Wasted Vote, a Wasted Voice, a Wasted Dream
"You can't do that," he says. "You can't waste a vote." I shrug. I don't know what else to say. He's right. I can't throw away my voice. I've earned it, this small unsure voice I carry tight in my throat. I've worked hard...
Feb 13, 2019, 12:22 PM
When I am silenced, can you not still hear my screams?
There are times my words stop flowing, when they seize and resist any release. And then it hurts so bad I am forced to cut deep into my skin and let the pain flow in fragments, in heaves, in...
Jan 6, 2019, 10:40 AM
On Open Houses and Choice in a Foreign Tongue
It is early in the morning. She rests her head against my shoulder, twisting her body around in an attempt to find a comfortable position. I sit as still as I can, knowing she will turn again and again until...
Dec 14, 2018, 12:05 PM
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Mourning my son with no name
The pain digs a hole and creates a space for all the complexities of broken hearts and loss
Dec 2, 2018, 7:53 PM
Light up the Night in Shades of Green
I'm like Garfield, just different, she says as she pulls on Freddie Mercury's orange fur, baiting him. I like lasagna, but I hate Sundays. She laughs as Freddie pounces. I don't bother disciplining her about the cat again. Their love is wild...
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Bracha Goldstein is a creative writer and artist living with her husband and two inspiring children in Israel. She writes reflectively, using her unique perspective to bring emotional thought to life.
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