Since a month Israel is waging war against Gaza in retaliation for Hamas' attack on Oct 7. Read about the history and context of the war.

Still water; stationary winds; a world unworlded and a storm unfolded. I didn't understand then. I don't understand now, either.

There was something strange about her. The busker frowned. She was somehow fuzzy around the edges. A faint black glow engulfed her.