Monthly Archives: April 2007

chain.

Posted on April 22, 2007 by James Maskalyk

the hospital is slowly filling again. today, friday, I turned the corner to the TFC, and couldn’t find a route between all the families lying on their mats. I cannot explain the surge. it is possible we are entering the … Continue reading →

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hospital.

Posted on April 20, 2007 by James Maskalyk

A walk-thru of the Abyei hospital with James Maskalyk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNOuUCRrHPc

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twenty-four

Posted on April 17, 2007 by James Maskalyk

I am trying to paint a picture of abyei, but all I have are hurried, infrequent strokes. Yesterday, after dinner I was sitting in the open space of our compound. Our night is again moonless. Ink. Overhead a flock of … Continue reading →

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glass.

Posted on April 15, 2007 by James Maskalyk

Once, when I was fly fishing in the rockies, walking through brush and over rocks, hoping my luck at the next spot would be better than the last, a mallard started following me. It wasn’t easy work for either of … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 15, 2007 by James Maskalyk

the other morning, I was in the measles recubra, our house of straw, and looked to sky. the clouds whose lightning flashed on the horizon the night before were mounting in the east. I called our logistician on the handset. … Continue reading →

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