The Virtual Wound

Reflections on Posting Naomi Shihab Nye's "No Explosions" to X

Dear Friends,

I’ve never written an essay with a turnaround of only a handful of hours from the event that inspired my reflection. But I trust that, for all its literary imperfections I may only spot days from now, there’s something vital in writing when a question is still active within you.

Yesterday, I shared this poem by Naomi Shihab Nye on X, as I do…