Mental health
fromThe Atlantic
3 days agoFirst We Grieve
A mass shooting at Brown University caused deaths, injuries, widespread trauma, and calls for grieving, communal support, and small persistent actions to create hope.
I read that you shouldn't let a tragedy define you, but I feel that Sarah's death is such a big part of me that I'm surprised there is no outer sign of it, no obvious mark of grief. I have been changed by it, but there is nothing to see. Outwardly we live our normal lives, but there is an inner sadness. People who do know are unfailingly kind and have helped more than they will ever know.
Linda is attracted to planes-not as a hobbyist, but she does display an enthusiast's ardor and knowledge. While she has a flight-tracking app on her phone and can identify the type and number of an aircraft by sight, for Linda, the 30-year-old protagonist of Kate Folk's novel Sky Daddy, these flying hunks of metal are erotic objects. She maps the language of human romantic relationships onto her attraction, giving all the planes male pronouns and admiring their "ankles" and "rear ends."