In October 2003
We were in Nablus
Awarta, Ramallah
Being alert in the olive groves
Dashing across the settler-only roads
Learning a thing or two about sumud
In Louisville the minister and civil rights activist had exhorted the crowd-—
“If you see a good fight, get in it”
And so we did
–from novel-in-progress, Our Heroic and Ceaseless 24/7 Struggle against Tsuris
