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It’s a Wednesday afternoon. Sunlight rolls through the back windows into the classroom. The city bus’ arrival and departure squeals and murmurs below. I’m circling the still empty room, placing a colorful…
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It’s 3 a.m. in the emergency department (ED), and an elderly homeless man sits quietly in a corner. His breathing is labored, his clothes tattered. Tonight, he arrives not because of an…
On a warmer-than-usual December evening 2.5 years ago, I went into premature labor at 24 weeks. I started hemorrhaging at my kitchen table-both my life and the life of the child I…
I’m Ananda P. Dasanayake from New York City. I left Sri Lanka in 1987 but have kept a close eye on the political arena in the country. I have published my opinions…
