### Nicola Grove

Disability campaigner and ally, activist for Palestine, researcher, writer, and -in my spare time- a storyteller.

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[Nicola Grove](https://substack.com/@thornteller)  
[May 24](https://substack.com/@thornteller/note/c-264403682 "May 24, 2026, 11:40 AM")

Today it is hot enough to bake a loaf of bread on rock  
And I am thinking about thirst in Gaza  
Although yesterday I tried to look at peonies  
As I write, each word is a small and silent prayer

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