Here’s the thing. The more you put yourself out there–on the stage or on the page–the more criticism you will draw. It’s just the way the world works. As Dale…
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Sometime back, I listened to a Brene Brown interview in which she described herself as a child. An introverted 13-year-old, she saw Grease 25 times, a movie I paid to…
I want to share with you a beauty secret I recently discovered. The single element that will make heads turn, regardless of your weight, age, or ability to pull together…
Humans crave story, with faces they can attach to, and sensory details. According to scientific studies, our brains light up like the fourth of July when we read about smells,…
How much of your life do you consider blind luck, and how much do you attribute to the choices that you’ve made? Muslims are by their very nature fatalists. They…
Pull myself out of the U.S, drop myself in a totally different environment, and I’ve created for myself a clean slate. A chance to slip into a different routine, and…
The last time I came back to the States for vacation while living in Iran, I got together with some old friends and regaled them with my latest in-law stories….
Walt and I have been spent the last week lying around poolside. (BTW, I have to look up laying vs lying every goddamn time. Here’s a link that explains the…
When I first began writing and presenting my short stories about Iran, people in my workshop class looked nervous. No doubt remembering the fatwa placed on Salmon Rushdie’s head for…
