A post from a year ago with the same feeling as then maybe more. And the light will remain on for another year.
One year today was Riverbend's last post. Many of you have read her posts I'm sure and I for one looked forward to every new one. As things deteriorated in Iraq her postings became less frequent and her family made the decision to leave Iraq for Syria.
I learned so much from this young women things you wouldn't find anywhere else. A perspective of life in Iraq that was so very negatively affected by our invasion that was close to normal before our intervention even with Saddam at the helm.
Just wanted to acknowledge this date. The light and the link stays on in the hopes that she is okay and that the next time I visit there will be a new post. That would make it a good day if that happened and hope very much it does.
I read her blog too and I wonder how she and her family are from time to time when I hear something that triggers my memory.
ReplyDeleteYou are a good man One Fly. Thank you for remembering.
I don't know how much good is involved here Dusty but maybe someone will do the same for us and that would be nice.
ReplyDeleteThe stories this girl could tell. I just hope she survived. Something tells me if she's alive we will hear from her eventually. I think her readership was quite large.
Whoa, blast from the past. I try not to think bad things, I hope she's ok.
ReplyDeleteIt's possible that she's had to hide who she is, including her Internet persona. At least, that's what I keep hoping. All the other explanations that come to mind are darker.
ReplyDeleteAnd just think Cujo this is only one story out of millions and I remember this story caught your eye a year ago as well.
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