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Leila Segal
@fredney.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Beautiful new edition of my book Breathe – thanks to my publisher @flippedeye.bsky.social Available in the UK at flippedeye.net/product/breath… and US readers can order at https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Breathe-by-Leila-Segal/9781905233663
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Kicking 2025 off with the most vulnerable thing I've ever written. I hope that those who read can sit with this, and reflect on what it means to die a "good" death. disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/01/01/d... 1/3
Dying a “Good” Death: Disability and the Assisted Suicide Debate
Dying a “Good” Death: Disability and the Assisted Suicide Debate Nicole Schroeder Content warnings: suicidal ideations, mentions of medical abuse and neglect Like most disabled peopl…
disabilityvisibilityproject.com
January 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Kicking 2025 off with the most vulnerable thing I've ever written. I hope that those who read can sit with this, and reflect on what it means to die a "good" death. disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/01/01/d... 1/3
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“and placed my grief
in the mouth of language
the only thing that would grieve with me”
—Lisel Mueller
in the mouth of language
the only thing that would grieve with me”
—Lisel Mueller
December 17, 2024 at 1:49 AM
“and placed my grief
in the mouth of language
the only thing that would grieve with me”
—Lisel Mueller
in the mouth of language
the only thing that would grieve with me”
—Lisel Mueller
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Sarabande will publish Katie’s and my translations of Lesyk’s powerful poems about life in Bucha, Ukraine during Russian invasion. It’s available for pre-order now on their website:
November 22, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Sarabande will publish Katie’s and my translations of Lesyk’s powerful poems about life in Bucha, Ukraine during Russian invasion. It’s available for pre-order now on their website:
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Thrilled to announce that #FireRush 🔥 has won The PEN Open Book Award @penamerica.bsky.social It’s incredible to see the world of the dub reggae scene making waves in the US. Thanks to all the judges and my fantastic editorial team @vikingbooks.bsky.social Congratulations to all the other nominees
November 27, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Thrilled to announce that #FireRush 🔥 has won The PEN Open Book Award @penamerica.bsky.social It’s incredible to see the world of the dub reggae scene making waves in the US. Thanks to all the judges and my fantastic editorial team @vikingbooks.bsky.social Congratulations to all the other nominees
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Thank you @jonungoedthomas.bsky.social for this review of my book Waiting for the Monsoon at The Observer in London.
Waiting for the Monsoon by Rod Nordland review – a war reporter finds a ‘second life’ in the shadow of death
The Pulitzer prize-winning New York Times foreign correspondent provides fascinating insights into surviving his job and his 2019 diagnosis with an aggressive form of brain cancer in this inspiring jo...
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Thank you @jonungoedthomas.bsky.social for this review of my book Waiting for the Monsoon at The Observer in London.
I love this interview on PBS Newshour with Rod about his memoir Waiting for the Monsoon 🩷 www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
War reporter Rod Nordland on his memoir 'Waiting for the Monsoon' and facing death
After decades of covering war, traveling the world and being estranged from his family, journalist and author Rod Nordland was in New Delhi when he was struck by a grand mal seizure and given a diagno...
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December 2, 2024 at 2:47 AM
I love this interview on PBS Newshour with Rod about his memoir Waiting for the Monsoon 🩷 www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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My direct appeal to @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
& Keir_Starmer in the light of yesterday's vote on AD.
If they sincerely care about dying people, surely now they will publicly & urgently commit to properly funding our threadbare, neglected palliative care?
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
& Keir_Starmer in the light of yesterday's vote on AD.
If they sincerely care about dying people, surely now they will publicly & urgently commit to properly funding our threadbare, neglected palliative care?
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Good palliative care can alleviate the pain of dying – this bill means Labour must fund it | Rachel Clarke
Making dying easier is not the solution when NHS, social and palliative care are simply not there for patients
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 8:32 AM
My direct appeal to @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
& Keir_Starmer in the light of yesterday's vote on AD.
If they sincerely care about dying people, surely now they will publicly & urgently commit to properly funding our threadbare, neglected palliative care?
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
& Keir_Starmer in the light of yesterday's vote on AD.
If they sincerely care about dying people, surely now they will publicly & urgently commit to properly funding our threadbare, neglected palliative care?
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Picked up this little book of writers’ writing rituals, & I think most of em are liars — “up at dawn, 6 hours at my desk, followed by calisthenics, liquor, & reading edifying works.” But David Lynch delivers the goods.
November 24, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Picked up this little book of writers’ writing rituals, & I think most of em are liars — “up at dawn, 6 hours at my desk, followed by calisthenics, liquor, & reading edifying works.” But David Lynch delivers the goods.
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Rod Nordland: Brain Cancer Was Supposed to Kill Me. Instead, It Gave Me a Second Life. - A devastating diagnosis prompted a reporter to revisit his past — and repair its mistakes. The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/w...
Brain Cancer Was Supposed to Kill Me. Instead, It Gave Me a Second Life.
A devastating diagnosis prompted a reporter to revisit his past — and repair its mistakes.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Rod Nordland: Brain Cancer Was Supposed to Kill Me. Instead, It Gave Me a Second Life. - A devastating diagnosis prompted a reporter to revisit his past — and repair its mistakes. The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/w...
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Why are Guardian and Observer journalists going on strike for four days in December over the deal to offload the Observer onto a failing digital startup? Five reasons here. Please repost 🙏
November 22, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Why are Guardian and Observer journalists going on strike for four days in December over the deal to offload the Observer onto a failing digital startup? Five reasons here. Please repost 🙏
Beautiful new edition of my book Breathe – thanks to my publisher @flippedeye.bsky.social Available in the UK at flippedeye.net/product/breath… and US readers can order at https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Breathe-by-Leila-Segal/9781905233663
November 16, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Beautiful new edition of my book Breathe – thanks to my publisher @flippedeye.bsky.social Available in the UK at flippedeye.net/product/breath… and US readers can order at https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Breathe-by-Leila-Segal/9781905233663
The ambulance rattled along New York's broken streets. The siren was on.
He wore the indignity of the hospital.
At home, Aaron and his colleague were gentle. Aaron held Rod's left arm through each door. We all came into the dark and empty living room, which had been waiting for us.
He wore the indignity of the hospital.
At home, Aaron and his colleague were gentle. Aaron held Rod's left arm through each door. We all came into the dark and empty living room, which had been waiting for us.
December 6, 2023 at 3:41 AM
The ambulance rattled along New York's broken streets. The siren was on.
He wore the indignity of the hospital.
At home, Aaron and his colleague were gentle. Aaron held Rod's left arm through each door. We all came into the dark and empty living room, which had been waiting for us.
He wore the indignity of the hospital.
At home, Aaron and his colleague were gentle. Aaron held Rod's left arm through each door. We all came into the dark and empty living room, which had been waiting for us.