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your emotions can’t be neatly filed
A few years ago, when B got divorced in her late thirties, people said all kinds of things, which was unfortunate but not unexpected.
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i see you
P and I have been together for a decade now — wild, I know — and so there is no dearth of core memories.
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my heart remembers
Seven years ago, J and I stopped talking to each other.
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as long as it makes you happy
I just had one of those weeks where I poured my entire being into working toward something — only to find myself sitting at my desk, frantically…
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to love is to listen
M is in her late forties, but she loves to talk about her school days, her friends, her crushes, how long it used to take her to get ready…
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letting go
When this year began, I had some solid plans laid out for myself. Goals I wanted to achieve at work, little adventures with my friends, and…
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a collection of adorable tidbits
Almost a year ago, a kind reader messaged me saying that while they read and love my writing, they feel that most of it comes from a place…
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to foolish dreams
What do you want to become when you grow up? A teacher. Why a teacher? Because I love to write on the blackboard.
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a leap of faith
The effortlessness of creation bothers me. A painting, an illustration, a song, or an essay is a mere byproduct because the magic lies not…
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a home for two
1: We fought; he slept; I stayed up overthinking all my life choices.
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unladylike
In my extended family, there is a little girl, seven years old, who is known for being shaitaan and muhfat. Her mother — my cousin — does…
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a goodbye note to the past decade
Maybe some amount of sadness is good for writers but a little more than that ‘some amount’ really cripples you. And then all you are good…
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Read my work if you are also drawn to the quiet stuff—feelings, memories, those half-formed thoughts we don’t always say out loud.

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