by Audrey Frank @AudreyCFrank
Audrey here. This post is a bit of a coup, the nice, non-violent type. Edie deserves a gift of our gratitude this new year for all the ways she has mentored us and provided resources to help us become better writers. So here’s my gift to my mentor, with so much love! Thank you, Edie, for letting me take over for just a moment.
I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, “You are my servant”, I have chosen you and have not rejected you. Isaiah 41:9
Shada* was born in a far corner of the earth, among a peaceful culture in the mountains of Iraq. Today she would stand before Congress and testify about the genocide of her people. I was her cultural liaison. Her village and her people made history the fateful day the Taliban invaded, murdering the boys and men, kidnapping her and all the young girls.
