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Ready for Takeoff

A letter written somewhere between heartbreak and possibility

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Yamuna Flaherty
Jun 03, 2026
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Portrait of Aramara and I at the Hangar Flight Museum in Calgary, 2024

PERHAPS BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS, I will be on my way to the airport for my flight to Calgary. I will be clutching my carry-on and the hand of my daughter all the way to the gate until I am finally on the other side, waiting to board. I will be relieved, grieving, and uncertain of what comes next.

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