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author | 5th book next: Tehrangeles: A Novel | Iranian refugee, proud Muslim | she/her | IG pchza | queer chronically ill “childless left”

Queens, NY
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Joined May 2010
Born 1978
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    Mar 28

    My May nonfiction class still has room! Confirmed guest speakers will include & Marie Mutsuki Mockett! ✨✨✨✨

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    Apr 16

    Ukrainian refugees are attending Passover Seders, revisiting the Jewish story of flight as they themselves live as refugees. Here's what our reporter saw at a Seder with about 40 Ukrainians.

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    21 hours ago

    Ramadan, Easter and Passover are all happening at the same time. An Abrahamic link up. Shoutout to ahl al-kitab one time!!

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    8 hours ago

    Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan are coinciding this month with holy days for Buddhists, Baha’is, Sikhs, Jains and Hindus. That convergence is inspiring a range of interfaith events.

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    10 hours ago

    : “Nothing inspires me like the imagination in a vacuum. I always pick the most closet-like, even coffin-like, space in the house for my writing room,” says in .

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  6. 22 hours ago

    Horrific story. Paul Auster & Lydia Davis’s son has been “troubled” for ages to put it mildly—a lot of us recall the Michael Alig case & his role in that murder.

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    Apr 15

    “Elon Musk” sounds like a body spray for rich fuckboys.

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  8. Apr 16

    the hatred i have for coral is really something

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  9. Apr 16

    who makes a good peach lipstick that is not coral?

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  10. Apr 16

    hmmm it is mid April & I am wondering if it is time to take down my xmas tree

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    Apr 15

    Wedding invites are always like: we reserved a block of hotel rooms at a discounted rate of $3,000 a night so book soon! No kids so please leave them at home or in the car. Also the closest airport is 4 hours away. Can’t wait to celebrate our love with you!

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    Apr 15

    🔔 Ding dong! Coming 2023-24 from ! 📖 DISABILITY INTIMACY, my new anthology about the relationships, communities, and intimacies of disabled people 💖 I am so excited to edit this follow up to 🎉 For more:

    Graphic with a dark blue background with a screenshot from Publisher's Marketplace with the following announcement on April 13, 2022 under the non-fiction/anthology category: Editor of DISABILITY VISIBILITY and author of the forthcoming memoir YEAR OF THE TIGER Alice Wong ed.'s DISABILITY INTIMACY, an anthology of writing that dives into the rich and varied intimate relationships of people in the disabled community to Anna Kaufman at Vintage, by Julia Kardon at HG Literary (world English).
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    Apr 15

    spring has sprung. the LARB Quarterly No. 33 is finally here, featuring essays by and , silhouettes of those Californian literary It Girls Joan and Eve, and much more, all inspecting that one elusive question — what is L.A.?

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    Apr 15

    See you TONIGHT for the launch of THEY SAID THEY WANTED REVOLUTION () w/ author in conversation w/ & ! RSVP now:

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    Apr 15

    15 Recipes for Ramadan As a month of fasting begins, these flavorful dishes will enliven suhoor meals and iftar celebrations.

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  16. Apr 15

    I have only been back to NYC like 15 hours & already had more human interaction & conversation in NYC than i did in a typical week in LA!

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  17. Apr 15

    Has anyone taken this? This sounds amazing! Wish I had known about this when I was in LA—I spent so much on Lyfts ugh

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    Made a lil video about my new favorite form of public transportation in LA: Metro Micro. Works like any rideshare app, except it costs $1, and take you to spots buses and trains don't go. Incredibly useful; hope it keeps rolling out across LA!
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    Apr 15

    It’s Passover and it’s the holiest day of the week (jummah) during the holiest month (Ramadan) and the IDF just walked into one of the oldest mosques on Earth and just opened fire....

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  19. Apr 15

    I was dreading returning to NYC but now that i am back i am like how did i ever leave this perfect place

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  20. Apr 15

    Tonight! In person! Join us is in Brooklyn to celebrate ’s amazing book!

    HAPPENING TOMORROW! The launch of THEY SAID THEY WANTED REVOLUTION w/ author from 7-9PM at our DUMBO location. RSVP now:
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