Rain this afternoon,
For me, getting married is something I have always dreamed about. Having a…
Nearly everyone has heard of TLC’s “90 Day Fiancé” show, which follows the stories of American citizens…
The other night my husband told me his sister was engaged. It is an arranged marriage in India. She is 33 and…
Right now, I am a housewife. No, I do not have children. My husband makes a decent…
I sit against the cinderblock wall in the light of the bare lightbulb. The faint whine of a mosquito haunts the room, and a scorpion skitters across the floor opposite me. It’s searing hot in the windowless room full of people.
I walk to the mirror;
lines deepened overnight.
I have reached that point,
where makeup shows my age,
rather than covered it.
