Stories

The Girl with the Blue Dress

The Girl with the Blue Dress

Everytime I close my eyes, I see the girl with the blue dress. Her image haunts me.

Circumcision Day

Circumcision Day

I stood first in line, stoically, ready to pay the price needed to join the ranks of honored women in my lineage.

Trapped

Trapped

I was getting ready for bed when my phone dinged with a message from my childhood friend, Shamhad.

The Homeless Man

The Homeless Man

I looked at him and thought, WHO ARE YOU? I wanted to sit with him and ask him more about his life.