children, and you, in my arms. As an adolescent I used to walk down my nice suburban streets wondering what was happening behind the closed doors. Having lived with many children since them and having heard their stories, mostly neglect and physical violence, your family is a extreme example, gothic almost. I know you have been involved in giving kids in similar situations alternative lives, and have admired your emotionally and politically inspired work from afar. Now I know where some of that inspiration came from. Stay strong, stay angry at the right people, and at the society that doesn't allow youth to choose a safe place to be. You have been fighting the good fight. Love to you Kabby It sounds that like me, the existential state of our world lets you sleep like a baby, we wake up every couple of hours sceaming. Individuals bearing witness cannot do the work of social movements, but they can break a corrosive and demoralizing silence ellen willis |