In the dark and in the rain.They say that the Appalachian Mountain Range is 480 million years old. That its peaks once rivaled the Rockies and the Alps. Weathered down…May 16, 2024May 16, 2024
“I’ll get the next one.”I made the all-important transition from eight-years-old to nine during my family’s first year in Tulsa. It was a school day but I spent it…Apr 25, 2024Apr 25, 2024
Pakistan at 76.Nearly seventy-six years ago, at the stroke of midnight, British India ceased to exist and a fifth of the world’s population found…May 12, 20231May 12, 20231
Dysecdysis and Its Friends — Reflections at 25.At Caldwell Elementary, you learn about butterflies in second grade. Or, rather, you are taught about caterpillars — the rest you learn as…Apr 25, 2023Apr 25, 2023
Where Nostalgia, Folklore, and Reality Meet.I help a couple of women stow their bags in the overhead compartment. They ask me where I’m headed. Karachi, of course, that’s our…Feb 18, 2023Feb 18, 2023
A Library Has BurnedThere is a region of the world that has always been defined by its prominent physical features. The epic of Mahabharata refers to it as…Oct 9, 2022Oct 9, 2022
What is a Crown to the Colonized?All four of my grandparents were born in British India. All four uprooted their lives during the 1947 Partition to relocate to the newly…Sep 8, 2022Sep 8, 2022
Will Justice Find Julius?There’s a cold front coming in. The weather for the past couple of days has been a hopeful warm, but now a biting wind sweeps through the…Nov 18, 2021Nov 18, 2021
Where Else Would We Be?I took the day off of work to drive to Houston. Or rather, sit in the backseat to Houston — my Baba wouldn’t give me the keys. I felt like…Aug 25, 20211Aug 25, 20211
