My Persian grandparents are visiting right now. They left Iran after the 1979 Revolution, and have lived in the United States since then. My grandfather (Baba) is in his 90s, and my grandmother (Maman) is in her 70s. They are…
Month: August 2008
There are so many faces In each room, I turn and my heart fills with a million histories (I remember it all) There are two ways that I see: I see your smile and I feel your soul there is…
This weekend there shall be a convergence upon Kansas City, KS such as it has never seen. We are flying, driving, busing, and perhaps even walking to THE wedding of the summer. Too much? 🙂 Nah. To say that we’re…
So if you know of anyone that is hiring, do let me know. :-) I’ve got a nice little resume and work experience. Project/Event management type jobs, preferably, but I really don’t know where I’m going to end up. Quite…
The ingredients in the fridge were perfect for grilling, and so I decided to make a meal of it for the family. First, I made Persian kabob kubideh and rice. People seem to think that kabob is so difficult, but…
It makes me less lonely when my friends are writers: I feel their souls next to me when I read their words. There are a few things that make me smile, no matter what. At the moment all I can…
There are things to do. Decisions to be made. I’ve been home for nearly 2 months, and it has been a much needed break from the last few years of work (and before that, school). So…I’m working on that. Being…
I am feeling the sweet things, the moments where soft voices merge and we’re whispering in the dark, with lilies and the sound of old trees sighing against the wind. In the in-between time, the familiar pieces of myself jangling…
I wish I could see your eyes sweet whisper there were colors that danced and faded into the words Make sure the ghosts don’t follow me if the past was gone away make the dreams pass silently only in your…
“Hey man, you gotta wipe the prints. They find the prints, you’re going to get caught. You gotta wipe the prints!” -young man on the phone, crossing the street at State and Randolph, downtown Chicago. hahahaha, yeah, that was weird. …