https://t.co/LGmM0LHfxi the deportation order has taken an immense toll on me and my loved ones and has made it nearly impossible to find the motivation to write. my prayers are with the families and friends of immigrants across the nation, especially mi gente.
it all ached, violently and suddenly; memory opening gates of flood water, wave after wave pounding against the brittle dam of my skull. how could i have forgotten? no, how could i have willed myself to forget? to drown the memory, of—him?