From Kinglake to Kabul

Neil Grant, David Williams

"As long as we are still alive, we can have everything later, we can start from scratch."  —My Nguyen, Kinglake
 
"I hope to feel safe in every part of Afghanistan, not just in my room."  —Sabrina Omar, Kabul
 
Kinglake had one day of disaster with far-reaching effects; Kabul has endured 30 years of war. In this remarkable collection of young people's writing, students from schools in Kinglake and Kabul share their stories of resilience, courage, and hope. In doing so they illustrate the remarkable healing quality of words and illuminate what connects us as humans. This is not a book of remembrance or a book that desires to shock, it is a book about what is best about human nature.

Table of contents

• COVER PAGE
• TITLE PAGE
• COPYRIGHT PAGE
• DEDICATION
• CONTENTS
• PREFACE
• THE JOURNEY BEGINS
• VICTIMS OF WAR
• HAIKU
• THE BIRDS
• KABUL – FIRST IMPRESSIONS
• HAIKU
• THE DONKEY EXCHANGE
• WHEN IT RAINED FLAME
• A LAP FULL OF TEARS
• AGAINST THE SUN
• A HISTORY IN THE TALIBAN ERA
• LIFE EXPERIENCE AS AN AFGHAN
• AN AFTERNOON WALK
• JOURNEY TO FREEDOM
• THE NGUYENS
• THE BLACK SATURDAY
• UZBEKISTAN TO AFGHANISTAN
• HAIKU
• THE GREAT GAME
• A GAME OF RISK
• MY LIFE IN AFGHANISTAN
• NEW AT THE BURQA
• THE BUCKLAND GAP SECTOR
• WE LEAVE EVERYTHING AND RUN
• HAIKU
• LOCKDOWN
• BLACK BIRTHDAY
• EVEN A GLIMMER IS ENOUGH
• HAIKU
• MAGICAL KABUL
• THE DRY AND THE DUST
• THE WATER CARRIER
• MIRACLE-GRO
• WE JUST HUGGED
• FUGITIVES TO PAKISTAN
• GLIMPSES BY GASLIGHT
• SKATE NOT WAR
• SHE CUPS HER HANDS
• REPAIRING DREAMS
• HAIKU
• AT NIGHT I DREAM
• HAIKU
• THE KA FAROSHI BIRD MARKET
• SHORT MESSAGING SERVICE
• THE MOUNTAIN ROAD
• BLACK SATURDAY ANNIVERSARY SPEECH
• HAIKU
• EPILOGUE
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• REFERENCES
• PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS