thank u for all the lovely birthday wishes, friends, and thank u for the powerful prayers for palestinian liberation. my one birthday wish this year.
i spent some time with my daughter in nyc yesterday and saw a play based on a book by j. m. coetzee, ‘life and times of michael k,’ in brooklyn. his work is grim and heartbreaking but also full of humanity. my eyes welled up many times over the course of the play because it depicts the horrors of war — something we are witnessing daily on our phones and sceeens.
this afternoon i met my son in midtown before taking the LIRR back home to long island. didn’t do anything else today to respect the global strike for gaza. may the mayhem end. may people have a chance to mourn what they have lost and begin to rebuild their lives. ameen.
