Inherited Confusion
I’ve been praying in Arabic for thirty years. Five times a day. The same words. The same verses.…
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Professor Rahman sat three tables away at the café. I saw him immediately. Macro economics, ten years ago.…
Faculty
Happy’s been waiting fifteen years. Not with ultimatums. She just waits. While I figure out that nodding…
The Shelf of Forgotten Lessons
Thousands of hours of classroom instruction. Reduced to educational amnesia. As if those years never happened. As if…
Thank You, Legs
I never thanked my legs for carrying me until they couldn't. Never thanked my lungs for breathing until…
When Knowing Too Much Makes You Sick
At 2 AM, a headache becomes catastrophe. One search turns into fifty, each answer spawning new fears. Information…
Pro-Living, Not Anti-Aging
The anti-aging industry sells war against time. What if anti-aging is the wrong goal? Choose pro-living over anti-aging…
Nobody Is Happy With Their Body
To the universal human experience of body dissatisfaction. Maybe satisfaction isn't the goal. Acceptance is.
I Miss Running Without Thinking About Running
I miss running without thinking about running. The magic has become machinery. But the machinery still works.
Made of Glass and Steel
We are simultaneously made of glass and steel. My collarbone is healed now. Stronger at the break point,…