Sarah Yvonne

Five Years

August 4, 2025

Five years ago, my son died. Some months after Isaac’s death in the Beirut Blast, I put pen to paper for the first time to try and understand my grief. My first words were “Five months ago, my son died”. I wrote that these words were so incomprehensible to me that they might as well … More Five Years

Two years and three months

November 26, 2024

Another Israeli airstrike has hit central Beirut. My social media feeds are filled with images of fiery explosions, collapsed buildings, a crater in the ground and frantic rescue workers. At least 29 people dead. I see the strike was in Basta, on Mamoun Street. I think I know where that is, and I jump on … More Two years and three months