As you may or may not know, I’m writing a book these days. I’ve written two manuscripts before, one that will probably never see the light of day (beyond this blog), and the other that I really want to have published one day. But I’ve started working on a third, hoping that third time’s the…
Category: General News
Hello
So instead of watching Christmas movies like I said I was going to in my last post, I’ve been watching this new British period drama that I’m in love with. It was sold to me with the claim that it was perfect for Jane Austen fans. And while it takes place in a completely different time…
Hijabi Woes
I survey the battle field. A plain black scarf lies quietly on the counter top of my bathroom, blanketing the empty tins and pots of makeup. Pins and brooches adorn the littered landscape, pins poking out underneath gems and stones, points at the ready. Hair tied back tightly, I secure it under an underscarf, in…
The Question
A seemingly simple question with an equally complicated answer. A question that makes my stomach bubble with life-sized butterflies, butterflies that flap their elephant-ear sized wings and that threaten to swallow me whole until I live in their stomachs. For some, the answer is easy. Quick, like one two three. But for me? Not so…
A little bit of goodbye…
Hello! So I haven’t updated for awhile, and that was because I was really busy with work and trying to wrap things up before I left. Friday was my last day, and even though its been about 3 days since then, I still can’t believe it. My internship at UTP was four months long, which…