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“Perspectives on 9/11” by J M Hannah, Sydney, Australia

topic: 9/11 medium: TEXT as submitted for the “9/11” Open Call Was 2am on September 12th, local time. First time up for my six-month old. It was rainy in Sydney, that night, I remember. I took my baby boy to the living room to feed him. I didn’t turn on […]

“9/11” by Ladan Osman, Columbus, Ohio

“9/11” by Ladan Osman, Columbus, Ohio

topic: 9/11 medium: TEXT as submitted for the “9/11” Open Call   On 9/11, I was senior in high school. The first attack happened between 2nd and 3rd period. I had never cried in school before. My first thought was, how is my mother, who wears a veil, going to […]

“9/11Ten Years Later” by Michael Gitlin, Montesson, France

“9/11Ten Years Later” by Michael Gitlin, Montesson, France

topic: 9/11 medium: TEXT as submitted for the “9/11” Open Call 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 […]

“9/11” by Chris Schonberger, NYC

“9/11” by Chris Schonberger, NYC

topic: 9/11 medium: TEXT as submitted for the “9/11” Open Call When the first plane hit I was in the library. It was the first week of the school year–that shows you how cool I was. There was one librarian who was always my nemesis and had kicked me out […]

“9/11” by Noah Wunsch, NYC

topic; 9/11 medium: TEXT as submitted for the “9/11” Open Call I was half dozing when the voice played over the PA, “All classes are to report to the lunchroom immediately.” Mrs. Harris, our history teacher, rolled her eyes, clearly irritated with the interruption of American History. “What kind of […]

“Ten Years Ago” by Nyla Holland, Southfield MI

“Ten Years Ago” by Nyla Holland, Southfield MI

topic: 9/11 medium: TEXT as submitted for the “9/11” Open Call Ten years ago, I was a sophomore in high school. It was in the same year that I just moved to Southfield to begin a new life at a new high school. I learned about the 9/11 event during […]

“9/11” by Adjua Gargi Nzinga Greaves, Bedford-Stuyvesant

topic: 9/11 medium: TEXT as submitted for the “9/11” Open Call I was in college ten years ago and looking back, what stands out is how inevitable it all feels. A heartbroken “well, of course” sits beside me weeping as I recall watching the second plane hit—the weight of shame […]

“Their Spirits Live Forever…” by Dave Feakes, Suffolk, England

“Their Spirits Live Forever…” by Dave Feakes, Suffolk, England

topic: 9/11 medium: TEXT   as submitted for the “9/11” Open Call For mere living mortals time passes by so quickly; ten years have gone like there was no yesterday, but remains as today, as if the events of 9/11 have only just happened. For those involved in that terrible […]

“9/11” by Mary Marmion O Sullivan, Wickow, Ireland

topic: 9/11 medium: TEXT as submitted for the “9/11” Open Call 10.00am. He calls. Reaching across the Atlantic as he prepares to leave Baltimore for New York. The everyday domestic caring call while he is away from us on business. “Hold on, I’ll turn the telly down.“I will call you […]