Daily Ritual

There was a massive strike on Chernihiv. Many dead and wounded. I have friends there. They were actually my father’s friends but I took over after he died.

With fingers in a spasm, I try to type out, “are you OK? Are you alive?”

My friends write back to say they are alive. I’m trying to make breakfast for my child but my eyes are so swollen I can barely see the pan.

I have one lecture, two meetings, a committee lunch, and an event after that. And I’ll be present, cheerful, and entertaining at all of them.

Tomorrow’s my birthday, by the way.

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