Hashem Koohy
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I write about life with animals, family, and the quieter emotional moments that shape us. I’m interested in observation over explanation, and in telling true stories without embellishment.
Stories (4)
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We Have Fooled Ourselves
I have been writing, in recent months, about human suffering. Not because I enjoy thinking about it, but because I believe that to look away from it, to convert it into abstraction, is itself a kind of complicity. I wrote about a feeling I was not supposed to have. I wrote about the price paid by those who never chose the conflict that consumes them. And now I find myself returning again, pulled back by images I cannot stop seeing.
By Hashem Koohyabout 8 hours ago in Psyche
The Weight of a Feeling I Was Not Supposed to Have
I was walking my dog on a Saturday morning when the news arrived. A coalition of the United States and Israel had struck targets in Tehran. Among them: the office of Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Shortly after, his death was confirmed.
By Hashem Koohyabout a month ago in Psyche
When Home Stops Feeling Safe
After six years of living with each other, Buddy and I know each other far too well. Our feelings are known to each other with just a look. He mostly trusts me , except at certain times of the year, which I am going to tell you about, and why.
By Hashem Koohy3 months ago in Petlife
