Five years ago, my world split open with the truth of a family betrayal. As a child, I was the daughter to…

Trigger Warning: Content contains sexual violence/trauma

The author Jessica Stern has been a huge influence on my writing work. She has written many books on terrorism (which I have not read, sorry, Jessica), but her memoir continues to inspire me…

Language learning in children is an exercise in reciting patterns. Initiating the sequence of knowledge begins…

On Monday morning, I woke up feeling energized and ambitious so I went for a run. It was short. A change of…

Many gaps exist in my family story. In trying to piece together my parents’ younger years for my memoir…