Minal’s painting dedicated to Nora Nora, our family’s beloved cat, passed away two days ago. Minal, René and I created a collaborative post in memory of her: We miss...
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13 Oct, 2017
revisiting a home…
13 Oct, 2017
Archive photos from my 2009 installationListening from Within that I created in honor of my father, Dr. Mohammad Sarwar, who passed away in 2009; the larger production was called...
Read more25 Jun, 2017
chand raat in little bangladesh…
25 Jun, 2017
My friend’s daughter getting her hand decorated with mehndi/henna on Chand Raat On Chand Raat, I team up with my friend Shaista, and we drive our daughters to Virgil...
Read more22 Jun, 2017
reconnecting circles in a backyard…
22 Jun, 2017
November 2009: Audience members in my Houston backyard at a production I created, Honoring Dissent/Descent, to honor my father Dr. Mohammad Sarwar, and living activist Daniel Bustamante; photo by...
Read more18 Jun, 2017
cricket in pasadena, california…
18 Jun, 2017
Each Saturday, I walk past soccer and baseball fields to reach the nearby farmer’s market. This morning, as I cross the main road and enter the park, I stop...
Read more07 May, 2017
assumptions…
07 May, 2017
I stand in the security line at Houston’s Hobby Airport behind a desi man, who is shorter than I am and wears glasses. As always, people are trying to...
Read more27 Apr, 2017
finding refuge in a garden…
27 Apr, 2017
foliage at the The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens’ front entrance This week, I camped out at Huntington Garden’s café to complete a short story. To...
Read more05 Apr, 2017
patti smith: use your voice!
05 Apr, 2017
2010: Patti Smith with me at KPFT Pacifica Radio 90.1 FM; photo by Burnell McCray. Listen to interview here “I was on my way to Australia,” Patti Smith tells...
Read more03 Apr, 2017
food truck galore…
03 Apr, 2017
smorgusburg print on a wooden table Today, we meandered into downtown LA to explore Smorgasburg, an initiative that sprung up last summer. Since then, every Sunday, gourmet restaurants park...
Read more19 Feb, 2017
all in a day…
19 Feb, 2017
“That’s Andy Warhol’s Rolls Royce,” says a man at the entrance, pointing to the burgundy 1974 Rolls Royce with a New York license plate reading “WARHOL” that greets visitors...
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