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EMILY FOXHALL
“As I step on the plane, I silently send a prayer to God for safety.”

As I step on the plane — a week before the tenth anniversary of September 11th — I silently send a prayer to God for […]

September 9, 2011

CLARE SESTANOVICH
“I mostly dislike the bells and whistles of commemorative occasions.”

I mostly dislike the bells and whistles of commemorative occasions. On my birthday, I am made anxious by the “festive” ritual of unwrapping presents, the […]

September 9, 2011

RAISA BRUNER
“I had never heard of ‘Islam’ before.”

I had never heard of “Islam” before. That was the least of my concerns: at that moment, I was more worried about getting to my […]

September 9, 2011

DAVID MCNEILL
“My family was living in Saudi Arabia at the time of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.”

My family was living in Saudi Arabia at the time of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It was a school night, and I was doing homework. […]

September 9, 2011

BAHIJ CHANCEY
“It’s September 11, 2001, and today is a big day.”

It’s September 11, 2001, and today is a big day. Not only am I finally in fifth grade, but, for the first time ever, I’ve […]

September 9, 2011

JUSTINE YAN
“The terror lasted as long as recess.”

The terror lasted as long as recess. I sat cross-legged in the field behind my elementary school, with a few girls from my class. We […]

September 9, 2011

ESTHER ZUCKERMAN
“‘You know, this is the first time I’ve been here.'”

“You know, this is the first time I’ve been back here,” my dad said, his eyes fixed on the half-built frame of 1 World Trade […]

September 9, 2011

MOLLY HENSLEY-CLANCY
“‘Where were you when?'”

‘Where were you when?” It’s a question that defines generations. The bombing of Pearl Harbor. John F. Kennedy’s assassination. The Challenger explosion. These are the […]

September 9, 2011

MARINA KEEGAN
Reading Aloud

On Mondays and Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m., Anna takes off her clothes and reads to Sam. Reads him cable box directions and instant soup instructions, […]

April 29, 2011

YALE DAILY NEWS
The Wallace Prize 2011

The Yale Daily News Magazine awards the Wallace Prize in fiction and non-fiction annually in memory of Peter J. Wallace ’64. Wallace was a member […]

April 29, 2011

FINOLA PRENDERGAST
All Parts Possessed

The floating dock glared sunlight. Tommy lay on it with outflung arms, dripping a dark and sloppy T. The world was orange veined with red […]

April 29, 2011