Make This Beautiful

Each night feels like Groundhog Day. The same fatigue. The same insurmountable housework, kid obligations, my work, a vicious cycle … More

Thank You

It’s November, and for many people in the United States, that means a month of thankfulness with the Thanksgiving holiday … More

Buddhist Palestinian

Hello out there! I didn’t write an essay in September. I was buried under life, our days a flurry of … More

Smoke in Mirrors

You have to go to the real world. You can go back to your regular life, and forget any of … More

Gone Fishin’

My kids are away at summer camp, all of them, for the first and only time ever. Next year my … More

What We See

I’ve thought for weeks about writing, only to find myself too depleted to string my ideas together. The past three … More

You Can.

“Deep in your wounds are seeds, waiting to grow beautiful flowers.” -Niti Majethia A few weeks ago I was knee-deep … More

Create

Earlier this month, Ke Huy Quan (AKA Data from The Goonies, AKA Short Round from Indiana Jones) won a Best … More

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It’s my birthday and we’re in the middle of a big storm. A rain storm, that is, and by California … More