You’ll have to forgive me in advance for this post, since I’m falling asleep as I type it. Is it very late, you ask? Nope, it’s not even 2 o’clock in the afternoon but I’m barely able to keep my head up. I wish it was because of an exciting reason, like staying up late…
Author: Ikhlas
New Beginnings
Today marks the day that I started sending out query letters to agents asking them to represent my manuscript Aisha. I got the idea for Aisha almost 2 years ago now. It took me about a year to actually write the story down, after a few months of brainstorming and procrastinating. Then after the story was done in…
The Secret Life of a Hijabi
Sometimes I don’t brush my hair before leaving the house. (No one’s going to see it anyways). I have good hijab days, and then I have Bad Hijab Days. Sometimes they happen on the same day. Sometimes I’m convinced that my head changes shape overnight, since a scarf that looked SO nice yesterday suddenly doesn’t…
Review: The Archived
The Archived is a place much like a library. The Librarians demand silence, and are strict with their rules. But instead of books resting on the shelves of The Archived, the dead rest there. Sometimes the dead, also known as Histories, are violent and try to escape, and then’s when Keepers, like Mackenzie, look for…
Recipe: Vanilla Cake Balls
So cake balls, or cake pops, aren’t exactly new or revolutionary. They’re quite a popular treat, may even be joining cupcakes as the cutest dessert ever, since there are an endless way to decorate them. Believe it or not, I’ve only ever had cake pops once before when my best friend made some for me….