And their minds, their minds are not in grief anymore

Abstract

“And their minds, their minds are not in grief anymore” is a short creative non-fiction piece that blurs genre and style. It features a small segment of an interview with Ajarn Manat, the abbot of a modest temple in southern Thailand that had served as temporary housing for tsunami refugees following the devastating wave in December 2004. The interview is preserved in the left column. The right column weaves together a reflection on the moment of the interview and pieces of a different but interconnected archive. The piece can be read in multiple ways, either by preserving columns or flowing seamlessly across.