We knew that coming to Kyiv would give us a better sense of this senseless war. And we anticipated air raid alerts on our first night, since Russia has been indiscriminately bombing for the previous two nights. We even had …
Bob Rogers
He opened his wallet and showed a picture of his wife, and “his boys.” Pointing to three, killed defending their homeland. “All gone.” He shook his head, eyes glistened. “Tears cannot be shown.” Google doesn’t translate pain well. He can’t …
“You know you are entering a war zone?” Pause “On bicycles.” “Yes.” “Aren’t you afraid?” “No.” Eyebrows up. “Have you cycled in a war zone before?” “No. But we cycled two days in the jungles of Laos where the anti-personnel …
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He was lying on his back under an overpass, boots set beside him, feet bare. I bicycled past. It was none of my business. He might be offended. Angry. As I rode on I tried to dismiss an unease. A …