Alphabet Soup

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Alphabet Soup
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The Day After

The Day After

Yesterday's (and probably tomorrow's) news | Non-Fiction | Fresh Soup

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I wrote the piece below a week ago, when all eyes were on Gaza. I’m writing this introduction in the midst of Iran’s attack on Israel, while I and much of the world gaze at a sky lit up by rockets and drones that may appear like shooting stars, but they aren’t the kind that grant wishes: they only make fears comes true. But even as we look up in fear of…

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