As I reflect the current crisis in the Ukraine, I'm reminded of eight women I interviewed for my book, Women Who Walk because eight of those 20 women either lived through a war, ultimately fleeing their home countries as refugees, or they worked in environments in the aftermath of a recent war; or they grew up with a father who fought in the second world war, and for several of the women, it was a combination of two of the situations I've just mentioned. Eight out of 20 is almost 50%  and what I think that "almost 50%" figure indicates is that war and its tragic fallout is never too far from us historically. By way of confirming the sad reality of that statement, and by way of recognizing the women's courage and resilience in the face of often times extreme circumstances, this solo episode is me reading excerpts from six of those eight stories.