Post Views: 37 To some, we might seem like a simple stone—something solid, unchanging. To others, perhaps, we appear as an unbreakable fortress, a wall that nothing can shake. But in reality, inside, we often break. Some of us allow tears to flow freely, spending days confronting our pain, while others feel their spirit crying, even though no tear is […]
Post Views: 58 At the end of last year, I was preparing for New Year’s Eve filming; we were in the middle of the work rush when my phone rang. I didn’t answer, as I was in the middle of filming. A little later, I received a text message that delivered the hardest blow any child can receive—my mother had […]
Post Views: 52 It has been a few days since I returned, specifically last Saturday, when I left Wichita for Chicago. The journey was calm, but the American woman sitting next to me wasn’t very open to conversation, and she didn’t give me the opportunity to share the trip with her. One interesting thing I noticed is that small planes […]
Post Views: 72 A je gati me m’pa fluturim? A ki me kon’ aty kur flatrat kanë me u lagë a me mu thy? A je aty me t’rrefy diçka t’madhe për mu? A ki me kon’ aty për mu? S’ki pse me thanë po, As me ba dert për mu. S’duhesh me ndi barrë, As me m’pranue. Veç në […]
Post Views: 228 Helene Longhofer Tonight marks my last evening in Wichita, and just a few days ago, Helene thoughtfully bought some cards for my children, promising to teach me a Japanese game using them. Even at 84 years old, she hadn’t forgotten her promise and carefully guided me through a game I had never encountered before. Amid all the […]
Post Views: 46 Vendosa mos me t’dasht për nji ditë, E hoqa dorë prej mendimeve t’ngatrrume n’kokë, Thash, po lëshoj krejt çka sjell dashnia, Me dry i mshefa nën mendje andrrat e mia. Uuuu, dita krejt u shkatru, Edhe muza m’la veç me heshtje e mërzi. Lapsin e humba, fletoren e dogja, Spata ma pse me shkrue veç për ty. […]
Post Views: 38 “Çka do që hyn në minierë, mbetet aty.” Kjo ishte njëra ndër fjalitë që thanë ciceronët e Minierës së Kripës në Kansas, një nga më të mëdhatë në botë. Si një fëmijë që është rritur duke parë serinë “Lois and Clark – Superman,” për mua ishte mahnitëse të shihja kostumin e veshur nga Dean Cain në rolin […]
Post Views: 89 “Whatever enters the mine, stays there.” This was one of the phrases uttered by the guides at the Kansas Salt Mine, one of the largest in the world. As a child who grew up watching the series Lois and Clark – Superman, I was fascinated to see the costume worn by Dean Cain in the role of […]
Post Views: 175 “I am Helene, I am 84 years old, and my name is Helene, just like Hurricane Helene, which started on my birthday.” These were the first words Helene spoke to me at the Kansas airport on Friday afternoon when I arrived from Washington, ready to spend a whole week with her. In my first article, I mentioned […]
Post Views: 31 “I am Helene, I am 84 years old, and my name is Helene, just like Hurricane Helene, which started on my birthday.” Këto ishin fjalët e para që më tha Helene në aeroportin e Kansasit pasditen e së premtes, kur aterova nga Uashingtoni për të kaluar një javë të plotë me të. Në shkrimin tim të parë, […]