Two days. No signal. No updates. Just silence.

And silence was the hardest part. That’s when the thoughts creep in. About war, about home, about everything unfinished.

While I was cut off from the world, one thought stayed with me: gratitude.

For the day I started this Substack.

For you. Reading, thinking, caring, and standing with me.

🫂🇺🇦

3 AM in Ukraine.

This Sunday, I will be in transit through a zone with no network coverage. It will be hard to disconnect from Substack, but here are a couple of things:

• Thank you so much for reading me.

• I struggle to find the words to express how grateful I am to be worth of your subscription (no matter if free or paid.)

• Don't forget to carry Ukraine in your hearts.

• Don't let Trump ruin your weekend.

"This isn't cards, it's war."

—Volodymyr Zelenskyy

(in response to “You have to be thankful, you don’t have the cards”)