topic: 9/11 medium: TEXT as submitted for the “9/11” Open Call Yesterday was September 11th. I know I was supposed to feel something but all I could think about was how fucked up the world was. It didn’t used to be like this. But it is now. Not to say […]
What words can describe the loss of a person dear? And what rationale can justify what you have lost? We may be seeking some compensation for what happened ten years ago, but with what purpose? Does it matter? Our final story for the 9/11 week is an excerpt of a […]
When the first plane hit the World Trade Center on 9/11 I was at my desk and had already gone to the cafeteria downstairs to get my breakfast in preparation for a typically quiet morning. I worked just across West Street from the Trade Center towers for an investment bank […]
On day 5 of the 9/11 week, we have a tale from Australia. This story is powerful; however much you don’t want to relive the day, reading the author’s experience does. Yet, what it lets you know is that you don’t have to belong to a place to feel some […]
Day 4 at the 9/11 week only means we’re inching nearer toward an anniversary we wish we didn’t have to remember. The tragedy was something that had far-reaching effects. It would be difficult to confidently say you weren’t even a mite affected by it. It’s probably the reason someone couldn’t […]
A picture speaks a thousand words. A picture created for a cause can leave you speechless. Today, we’re going with a print that Robert Abel designed to raise money for the burn center at the New York Presbyterian hospital to which many of the injured victims from 9/11 were sent. […]
We take our second step into the 9/11 week. We have an anonymous contributor from Paris who spins an engaging tale of the impact 9/11 had on his or her personal life. This story makes you aware of spaces; it maps different parts of the world while retaining its focus […]
If you’re reading this, the chances are that you know the magnitude of what we’re going to embark on. You were there when it happened. You were affected by it in some way. The date that has become one of the most prominent markers on the timeline of the history […]
