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All Good Things Come to an End

Posted on 14 July, 201118 July, 2011 by Ikhlas

One day in December 2000, I received a gift for Eid. My mom had a habit of leaving us little gift bags, filled with board games and books and goodies, by our bedroom doors the night before Eid. As I clutched my blanket with my henna-covered hands, I saw a shadow move outside my door.

The next morning as I ripped through my goodies bag, I found the usual

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Review: Blood Promise

Posted on 12 July, 20118 November, 2012 by Ikhlas

On Saturday around 4 o’clock, I came home from brunch at my friend’s house. I had a lot of work to do: a 55,000 word manuscript to read for an Editorial assignment and some thinking to do for my Ad assignment for Marketing. I figured, let me just read a chapter while I settle down.

The book had been getting good, but I

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I just have a story to tell

Posted on 9 July, 201118 July, 2011 by Ikhlas
Miles and piles of rejection letters

This week, a writer came into my Editorial class to talk about the editorial process from a writer’s point of view.  He said that writers are vulnerable and all about the ego. He said they have

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Fashion at the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 World Premier in London

Posted on 8 July, 201118 July, 2011 by Ikhlas
Daniel Radcliffe, J.K. Rowling, Emma Watson, Rupert GrintPhoto by Dave Hogan/Getty Images

So this is going to be a commentary on two of my favourite things: fashion and Harry Potter. “Do those even go together?” you ask sarcastically. Why yes, yes they do.

Here’s a

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Waiting on Wednesday {2}

Posted on 6 July, 201118 July, 2011 by Ikhlas

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Silence (Hush, Hush, #3)This week’s anticipated title: Silence

Author: Becca Fitzpatrick

Release Date: October 4th, 2011

Summary: The noise between Patch and Nora is gone. They’ve overcome the secrets riddled in Patch’s dark past…bridged two irreconcilable worlds…faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty and trust…and all for a

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