Muslimish (Part III) Acceptance and Pride
(The above photo is one I took at the Pyramids during our 2010 visit. There is no describing the power of the pyramids–the…
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Category: Life
Muslimish: (Part II) An Egyptian Cowgirl in Montana
(Me, making a wish in a famous Egyptian well, near the Sphinx and Pyramids in 2010) I was five years old when I…
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Muslimish: Notes of a Former Refugee (Part 1)
(I took this photo of one of the more beautiful parts that still exist in Alexandria, Egypt in 2010–just before the “Arab Spring”)…
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Understanding Depression (Sometimes you just need a hug)
(Photo credit to Rabbit00) So many people just don’t understand depression. I often talk about this subject because I have suffered from depression,…
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The Tragedy of San Francisco
Photo credit to Taga Every so often, I have to venture into subjects outside of writing and writing tips: things I feel are…
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Writing and Time Management
(Photo Credit to Writer 93) Working from home, as nearly all authors I know do, takes enormous self-discipline, motivation, and time management skills.…
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People You Love are Gifts to be Cherished
I’m writing this post because we all take life and each other for granted far too much of the time. Someone close to…
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The Internet and Changing Social Norms
Since the Internet became an integral part of our lives, we are evolving in lots of ways, socially but one of the most…
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What a Week!
It’s been quite a week–well, actually quite a year so far, with the loss of my mother, the loss of our SF digs…
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You Can Never Escape Your Past
It’s true. I have been spent nearly the last ten years blogging about my life, the many struggles I have faced, such as…
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