Ramadan Diaries 2021 Personal Reflections on Days 1-14 The holy month of Ramadan started on the eve of Monday April 12, 2021. Some Muslims observed the first day of Ramadan on Tuesday and some on Wednesday. Why the discrepancy? Ramadan follows the Islamic lunar calendar. The advent of a new moon means the beginning of …
Writing between Multiple Cultures A Case Study of Corn Cobs Cooked in Sand A friend tagged me into an instagram post, which highlighted the various types of hidden grief of being an immigrant. Some of that hidden grief can be associated with loss of language, roots, traditions, and heirlooms that were left behind. I kept …
In Search of Solitude (with 3 kids) But your solitude will be a support and a home for you, even in the midst of very unfamiliar circumstances, and from it you will find all your paths. ― Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet I recently read the highly-acclaimed Letters to a Young Poet and …
Let there be Light Reflections on Amanda Gorman From insurrection to inauguration, America has made it to the other side. What a relief and collective exhale to have an uneventful transfer of power. No matter what side of politics you fall on, you have to admit the day of the inauguration was a star studded …
Overcome “Creative Purgatory” How to write well when you don’t feel like writing It can be easy to fall off the writing bandwagon when other life happenings call for attention. Done long enough, I’m back to square one at rebuilding consistency in my daily writing practice. I was having a dry spell for days and …
