[Matt Q]

Congrats Siham! Well deserved.

[Mark Blaeuer]

Excellent, Siham. You have every right to be proud. Congrats also to everyone else in the issue. And I enthusiastically second your remarks about Karen and Jeff.

[Ed Shacklee]

Congrats, Siham! An astute choice by Orchards.

Best,

Ed

[Siham Karami]

Thanks so much, James, Mary, Matt, Mark, and Ed!!! A special thanks to Ed for bumping this up so I could see the comments again. Somehow I hadn't noticed this. Mary, I'm so happy to hear your comments about the interview. It helped me to see things in a new way; hadn't thought about myself that way.

Best 2 all,
Siham

[Terese Coe]

Congratulations, Siham! "Note from a Stranger at the Funeral" really hits home for me. These lines soar:

And I will free my solemn heart
from time and place

Yes!

[Siham Karami]

Thanks, Terese! It means a lot coming from you, too. I'm glad those lines resonated; a lot of emotion put into this.

Siham

[Rob Wright]

A huge congratulations to you Siham. Wonderful work. Click away!