When I wrote Koolaids, I was so terrified of the possible backlash. I assumed I'd never be allowed to go back to Lebanon, that I would be shot, imprisoned, all those wonderful things. For my first draft, I tried different names I could hide behind (& weird titles).
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Did you write the *whole* first draft in fake Arabic script, or just the title page?
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Just the title page. I was being artistic, goddammit!
25 years ago, maybe more.

