Mohamud Drives… (A Somalian Journey)
Mohamud was my driver from San Diego to Del Mar. I don’t say something like that very often. I don’t have drivers. I am happy to carry my own bags; I don’t fly in first class, unless I am upgraded …...
View ArticleFriday Fictioneers: Rapprochement
Arrgh! I forgot to link my story again! Clearly, I have an issue with this… After more than a year of participating in Friday Fictioneers, without missing a single entry, I got lost in paradise and was...
View ArticleVanaka Vakalevu Bucket List Publications, Fiji Part 3
Some of you may or may not remember that a year ago this past July (16 months ago) I won airline tickets to Fiji (read here), on Bucket List Publications, offered by Fiji Airways. Let me be clear about...
View ArticleWhen The Merry Isn’t In Your Christmas
Today, I’m asking you to go somewhere else, to read Tales From the Motherland. This is my first original Huffington Post piece– the first time I didn’t write it here first, and repost it there! So,...
View ArticleFriday Fictioneers: This May or May Not Be Fiction…
I’m late, I’m late… just struggling with my writing. Stuck like mud on boots. If you’re interested in joining the Friday Fictioneers, or you’d like to read the other wonderful stories in the series,...
View Article50 Happy Things: Bloggers Unite In A Flood of Gratitude
Last year, I followed in the footsteps of Jen over at Jenny’s Lark, and I wrote a list of 50 things I was grateful for in 2014. The list actually became 60 things, because I still had time and I had …...
View ArticleHug Your Muslim Neighbor
*This piece was featured on Huffington Post this week; check it out here. I don’t usually write about politics, or world issues. If you’ve read my work, it’s generally about parenting, personal change,...
View ArticlePrince of Hearts
This piece has been featured on Huffington Post & SheKnows.com Music is my drug. It’s how I cope with many things. If I’m driving, there’s music on. If I’m writing, there’s music on. When I feel...
View ArticleFriday Fictioneers: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Another weekly photo prompt (this week by Mary Shipman), and we’re off! Friday Fictioneers is the most addictive Flash Fiction challenge around. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is our fearless leader. Check out...
View ArticleWaiting: For The Spark to Return
This morning I found myself awake at 3am. Jet lag. It sucks, if not for the obvious perk that you’ve been somewhere far enough away, that it messes with your sleep, when you return. I had the enormous...
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