Watts Towers; photo by Minal René, Minal and I make a trek to Watts, one of LA’s oldest neighborhoods, where we manage to catch sunset at Watts Towers (Simon...
Read more30 Dec, 2015
29 Dec, 2015
braving the lines…
29 Dec, 2015
On our second day in Los Angeles, René, Minal and I wake up early, so we can get to Disneyland before a crowd builds up. However, the battle to...
Read more05 Dec, 2015
another conversation…
05 Dec, 2015
As the bank teller processes my check, she asks: “You have a show tomorrow, don’t you?” I look up from my phone, noticing her face for the first time....
Read more03 Dec, 2015
22 Nov, 2015
sharing stories with each other and a larger public…
22 Nov, 2015
installation of blog interviews with Zeba Shah and Shireen Hermann Last month, I led a storytelling workshop for women, where we talked, ate, and shared narratives about issues of...
Read more21 Nov, 2015
cycles of violence…
21 Nov, 2015
Once again, just a week after the bombings in Lebanon and Paris, the anti-refugee and anti-Muslim hype in Europe and the US is escalating. In the meantime, Amy Goodman’s...
Read more10 Nov, 2015
07 Nov, 2015
a passing conversation…
07 Nov, 2015
I don’t go to Home Depot very often, but I dropped by today to exchange a toilet seat. As the woman behind the counter processed my exchange, she threw...
Read more27 Oct, 2015
a bachelor party..
27 Oct, 2015
MC Alexis Nicole Whitney Despite my years of being entrenched in Houston’s Montrose neighborhood, I’ve never attended a drag show. But last night – even as I received flash...
Read more08 Sep, 2015
transported…
08 Sep, 2015
Yesterday, my mother, Minal and I drove to my friend Yaksha’s house where more friends joined us. After tea and a short visit, we piled into two cars to...
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