While we lamented the visuals of unimaginable destruction, loss, and insurmountable pain, there were people living that reality.

Men, women, and children with plans for the weekend and dreams to fulfill: many wrapping their chores early to take a walk by the sea. Millions of such diverse individuals who were now only spoken of words wrapped in tragedy; all merged into a large statistics.

Surviving war isn't a blanket experience; there are many facets which remain unheard. This collection is pertinent in bringing focus to the diverse human stories behind the crisis: the emotions that rang loudly in the silence of the night, when the shutters went down and the dust had settled,

Through the year, writers of varied ages and ethnographies, penned their feelings, fears, memories, thoughts, and hopes on the tempestuous days of war. Each story is a reminder of the world held within every person and how humanity at large was at stake with them.

Collected and compiled by Mahmoud and Mohammed, two prolific writers in Gaza, this collection stands as a testament to unparalleled resilience, unveiling the unimaginable emotional scars of war