Strawberries When I asked you, how to say freedom in a Persian dialect from Qom, you laughed: “You have to taste the word, in chalk,
I was late to the party when it came to The Sopranos. I don’t know why I put off watching it. I love
I will try to write a poem, though I am running out of time. Time waits for no one but God and the dead –
My English teacher, Mr. Jamir Ahmed said, “So you want to go to America! Is that right? You don’t even know how to
Denial “I don’t want to get into it,” I say. My fingers drum an anxious beat on the metal counter I lean against.
When you fly into one of the New York City airports there is often a moment when the plane descends out of the
Jasper Reed couldn’t believe what had happened just hours ago. Not only had it been humiliating, it had come totally out of the
Secrets don’t always stay secret—especially from my mother. It started after school when she pulled up to where I was talking with friends
Decaying leaves crunched underfoot and a soft breeze stirred the late October air. A horde of zombies shuffled past the playground at the
The man first appeared on a Tuesday, though Miriam would later understand that this was only the day she began to notice him. Libraries, after