When I was about five years old, my grandmother had a big mulberry tree in her yard. She would sweep the mulberries that already covered the yard in the early mornings.
Chocolate-Flavored Days
January 30, 2012 2 Comments
Running like horses, jumping like deer
Drawing the sun in the mud
Counting the stars at night
My Sister and Me
January 26, 2012 12 Comments
Then I felt guilty, and I told myself, “God will eat you, Fatima. Stop what are you saying.”
True Friends, part 2
January 26, 2012 2 Comments
In high school life, when a new student comes, the other students either become friends with the new student or they try to bully the new student.
Kabul’s First Snow of 2012
January 23, 2012 5 Comments
He smiled and then I said, “Snow is very cold.” I wanted him to go back to bed but he wanted to stay and watch the snow. He cried and wanted me to hug him and stay and watch the snow.
Jan. 20, 2012 — Capital New York story on AWWP
January 21, 2012 Leave a Comment
On a recent Monday evening, eight female comedians gathered on the fourth floor of a warehouse on an industrial stretch of Sunset Park, east of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. They sat in a circle, on threadbare rolling chairs, and one stepped into the center.
The Marriage Castle of Hopes
January 19, 2012 4 Comments
I was an innocent lover. I loved his voice, and his voice gave me power. I was afraid that this kind of love could become madness. I thought if he doesn’t marry me, I could not live.”
Let Me Sit Near You
January 19, 2012 5 Comments
Let me use the dust on your feet instead of kohl on my eyes
Allow me to wash them with my tears and dry them with my hair
Comedians of New York Rehearsal
January 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Comedians of New York for Afghan Women Writers rehearsed last night at Magic Futurebox for the two performances this weekend. Tickets are still available for both events: The Prose event: Saturday, January 21 at 7 p.m. Tickets ($35): brownpapertickets.com/event/216775 The Poetry event, featuring Rachel Dratch: Sunday, January 22 at 4 p.m. Tickets ($15 students [...]
The Satisfaction of Studying
January 19, 2012 4 Comments
Studying is the main duty of a student. Students can study alone or with someone. Both have their advantages. In class, our teachers never put us down for asking questions. We are all girls; there are no boys in our class. When a student studies alone outside of class, she is free to focus on [...]
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