by samfrida | Mar 27, 2026 | Blog
Before the lines were drawn in sand,before the maps decided where a mancould place his feet without permission,there were two peoplestanding in the same light.One had always known the olive trees.The other carried exile in his chestlike a stone he’d inherited,not...
by samfrida | Mar 27, 2026 | Blog
Today, CNN’s Jeremy Diamond and his crew were detained by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank village of Tayasir while covering a settler attack on Palestinian residents. A photojournalist was put in a chokehold. Cameras were damaged. The crew spent two hours in...
by samfrida | Mar 27, 2026 | Blog
There is a question I keep returning to, quietly, in the spaces between things.Can you exist without feeling? Technically, perhaps. The heart beats. The lungs expand. The body moves through the world, occupying space, consuming time. But is that living? I don’t think...
by samfrida | Mar 26, 2026 | Blog
On identity, resonance, and the quiet freedom of not fitting in. There is a version of belonging that asks you to shrink. To adopt the customs of a group, nod along to shared assumptions, and call it community. It feels like safety. Sometimes it even looks like...
by samfrida | Mar 26, 2026 | Blog
Some of us don’t think in straight lines. We circle. We return to the same memories, the same relationships, the same moments that cracked us open. Not because we’re stuck. Because each pass picks up something the last one missed. The first time around, it’s survival....
