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Talk to Me by D. W. Rodgers
Talk to me of vineyards pungent with basil and thyme, of fireflies, shooting stars, and long hot summer nights. For winter has gone on much… Read more.
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To A Girl Sleeping In The Street by Nazik al-Mala’ika
In Karrada at night, wind and rain before dawn,when the dark is a roof or a drape never drawn, when the night’s at its peak… Read more.
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Review: Seven Sisters: Captives and Rebels in Revolutionary Europe’s First Family
Thank you NetGalley and Viking for the review copy of Veronica Buckley’s very interesting book “Seven Sisters.” Pretty much everyone knows who Marie Antoinette… Read more.
This is the Mask
This is the mask.
My mask.
It hides my scars: The scared girl I was.
The scared woman I am.
The seeker that never finds what she is looking for and wonders if she is even worthy to know.
This is the mask.
My mask.
It lets me pretend
It lets me believe
It lets me feel strong, look strong, be strong.
Until I take it off.
~Nicole Kapise Perkins
“Words made faerie tales.”
— le thi diem thuy
This is the Mask 