Making sense of memories, collectively
We all carry memory. Some memories steady us. Others unsettle us. Some we inherit, some we create, some we re-discover by accident.
What we share here begins from a simple truth: that memory lives differently in each of us. By writing, we give shape to what might otherwise remain unspoken; by sharing, we allow these traces to meet, to connect, to open something new.
We dedicate this space to writers, artists, witnesses and all who wonder and ponder how the memories of the past become our (hi)story. By weaving stories and claiming them as our own, by carrying forward what was left unfinished and uncovering the hidden spring of what can begin anew, we take part in deliberate acts of re‑telling, re‑shaping and re‑imagining. In crossing memories of pain, loss and conflict, we find stories of truth, we find nuance and tenderness.
Each blog contribution, from Kosovo and beyond, is a step across the bridge: an offering to shared understanding and a reminder that remembrance is an act of creation in the present. In gathering and listening, we cross the threshold of meaning, moving from blur to clarity and from borrowed meanings to those we claim as our own.
Project management and lead editing: Luca Tesei Li Bassi
Editorial support: Zehra Shijaku, Emilia de Haën
Illustrations: Emilia de Haën
Published by: Pro Peace – Kosovo
