It would be career suicide. What little career I had left. It would likely alienate my children permanently. It might even put me in physical…
“That was too close,” he said quietly. Ellen nodded, removing the glasses with shaking hands. “Charleston knows what to look for. They’re trained to catch…
Ellen and William found work, found community, found something approaching normal life. They rented a small apartment. William returned to his craft, building furniture with…

Shalom. My name is Yonatan Shamir. Until 3 months ago, I was the Minister of Strategic Affairs in the Israeli government. I sat in rooms…
In Georgia, historical societies preserve the memory of their escape and their later return. Their story has been adapted into books, documentaries, and educational materials.…

They held a sword to my neck and demanded I deny Jesus or die in front of 200 people at my own mosque. What happened…
Ellen reached into the pocket of her coat, fingers brushing the coins William had carefully counted for her. The money clinkedked softly on the wood,…
They moved through the crowd in silence, neither daring to look back, waiting for a hand on the shoulder. A shout, the sound of pursuit.…
A closed meeting, four of them and me in the small office at the back of the mosque. Men I respected, men I had worked…
I know so many families in this state, always running into cousins at every station. He laughed, a warm sound that made Ellen’s stomach twist.…

