I’m rather proud of what my mother and I accomplished in a very short time (with a good bit of moral Read More
I’m rather proud of what my mother and I accomplished in a very short time (with a good bit of moral Read More
Sadegh Hedayat was an iconic Iranian writer famous for his modern and dolorous prose. His demeanor, deportment, and the somber shroud Read More
Recently, the wonderful editors of Mashallah News — an online publication devoted to shaking up Middle Eastern stereotypes — asked me Read More
The other day in Manhattan (in the Washington Heights neighborhood to be precise) I saw this nice guy with a cart filled Read More
Some like it hot. I definitely and resolutely do not. People sometimes are surprised that I don’t like the heat. “But aren’t Read More
I had a different post planned for today but it’ll just have to wait, because, I mean, look at this bunch of Read More
Baba is Persian for “dad.” You could also say pedar which means father – but it’s more formal and not often used Read More
Banafsheh, who I like to call B, is a dear family friend, trilingual attorney, witty wordsmith, and (gratefully for me) avid shutter Read More
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming (on Persian food and Norooz and spring and all that is blossoming and sprouting and Read More
For many years my mother preserved the flowers that crossed her path or whose paths she crossed. It was not unusual for Read More