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Calm Jan 1, 2019

In the Eye

It was 3:45 pm. I was sitting crossed-legged with twenty other seven-year olds under a wall of flat…

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Baby Nov 1, 2018

A Letter from Radon

Radon is one of the noble gases in the periodic table. It is the heaviest, naturally occurring one…

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A Moment for Reflection Nov 1, 2011

Lost

I was only a girl of nine years when I first witnessed Mom’s nightmare. My dad had gone…

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Literature & Languages May 1, 2011

Of Grapes and Guilt

Of all the details I remember from that ominous August day, what impressed me most was the sweat…

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Literature & Languages Sep 1, 2010

Portrait of a Mother

I am a mother, instead of a picture, multiplication table adorns my kitchen wall. I have 8 arms…

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A Moment for Reflection Jul 1, 2010

Signs

Verily, in all this there are messages indeed for those who can read the signs. A conversation I…

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A Moment for Reflection May 1, 2010

A Record to Break…

Halima heard the front door close with a click that was almost inaudible. Casting a quick look at…

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A Moment for Reflection Sep 1, 2009

Inspiring Story

from the memoirs of an inventor that lived long, long ago I especially love when the spider webs…

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A Moment for Reflection Sep 1, 2008

Tears of Regret

I was sitting at the dining table, minding my own business, that is, struggling to read a novel…

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