{"product_id":"we-are-resilient-debra-ayis-9798300956486","title":"We Are Resilient","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eW.A.R.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe Are Resilient \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It is not strength that overcomes darkness, but light. Armies may rise, hearts may fail, but still light endures.\"\u003cbr\u003eThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in dark times. War leaves behind more than physical ruins. It weaves its way into the fabric of human lives, haunting memories and reshaping identities. Yet amid the wreckage and loss, resilience blooms like wildflowers in a wasteland-fragile but defiant. In Issue V: W.A.R. (We Are Resilient), we explore this intricate dance between devastation and the human spirit's unyielding will to survive, rebuild, and thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology unites voices from across borders, times, and perspectives to paint a mosaic of pain and resilience, how it rises from the embers of war or lingers in the quiet spaces that follow. Through prose and poetry, we delve into stories of those who fight not just for victory, but for the hope of normalcy; those who carry invisible scars yet walk forward; and those whose very act of survival becomes a rebellion against the forces that sought to break them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, resilience is not merely a concept. It is embodied in every soldier's march, every refugee's journey, and every civilian's quiet defiance amid turmoil. Through these stories and poems, we invite you to journey with those who have stood on the brink and found the will to persist.\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, war is not a distant concept but a living entity, shaping-and shaped by-resilient souls. This Issue calls us to bear witness to their strength and to reflect on our shared capacity to endure, transform, and find hope even in the darkest times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eW.A.R. may be a word of destruction, but in these pages, it transforms into something else: a declaration of resilience. We are resilient. We always will be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.\"\u003cbr\u003eJohn 1:5\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Debra Ayis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Debra Ayis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798300956486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Debra Ayis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49166710112511,"sku":"9798300956486","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-are-resilient-debra-ayis-9798300956486","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}