Try This, It’s Really Good For You. But Just Be Careful Because You Might Die.

When I was in the 10th grade, a friend of mine gave up soda and chocolate for Lent. Since she was doing it by herself, I thought I’d give her a little emotional support and go in on Lent with her. For 40 days neither one of us drank soda or ate chocolate. After Lent [...]

My Hijab Pins

And all this time you thought I was using Velcro.

She’s Back, For Now.

A while back, I wrote a letter to my grandmother who had been living in a nursing home for the past two and a half years. About a week ago, we got the wonderful news that one of my aunts took my grandmother out of the nursing home and moved her into my aunt’s place [...]

Excuse me while i go make a sandwich

Everytime I talk to my best friend Tina, I always ask her about her day. And this is how our conversation goes. Me: How was your day? Tina: Eh. Tina: What about you? Me: Well you know, every day is Saturday in my world. Tina: little chuckle, which sounds like she wants to kick me in [...]

Just A Heads Up

On the phone with my cousin who lives in San Diego: Wait, hold on. I’m gonna have to ask you to hold on. I’m braking on the highway. It doesn’t make any sense. Has anyone told you about the California traffic? You’ll know when you get here that drivers in Southern California suck. And it [...]