if i can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution.
- Jul. 13th, 2009 at 9:52 PM
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shweta_narayan's March story at Strange Horizons, "Nira and I." It's very, very evocative, and it makes me think about the importance of bearing witness, and the recent and ongoing struggles in Iran.
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