Aaaa….thank you. I have avoided reading much about this terrible pain in our community—it felt too hard. I am grateful to you, Julia, for helping me to step a little closer and let some of the feelings reach me.
What a great way to phrase this, Laura. I agree -- through reading this essay I was finally able to face some feelings that seemed too overwhelming previously. That's a gift.
Oh, Julia, I'm so sorry; that you lost someone you cared about, that you had to live through this, and that Zijie did not. My heart goes out to you. Thank you for sharing.
Aaaa….thank you. I have avoided reading much about this terrible pain in our community—it felt too hard. I am grateful to you, Julia, for helping me to step a little closer and let some of the feelings reach me.
What a great way to phrase this, Laura. I agree -- through reading this essay I was finally able to face some feelings that seemed too overwhelming previously. That's a gift.
Honored, friends--truly 💜
It never stops being shocking how close the pain and tragedy of gun violence is to each of us. Thank you for this moving piece, Julia.
Thank you for reading, friend 💜
Beautifully done, Julia. Thank you.
Oh, Julia, I'm so sorry; that you lost someone you cared about, that you had to live through this, and that Zijie did not. My heart goes out to you. Thank you for sharing.
This was incredibly moving, and I imagine it couldn't have been easy to write. Thank you for giving many of us words to process these recent events.
Thank you, friend. As you know, it's good to have our words to comfort us.