The Business of Good Bye

I've spent most of the month of January across the mountains from our desert ranch in the rainy forest-land of the south Puget Sound area of my beloved Washington state. Normally I'd be thrilled to be able to spend so much time here with my friends. However I've been here for the specific purpose of…

The Last Girl

The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad Nadia grew up in a small Iraqi village called Kocho with her large family. In 2014, she was 21 years old and aspired to be a beautician She was innocent and protected, like all of her family, as…