I wrote a piece in 2020 about how coloring helped me to survive the madness of the Covid Pandemic. Over two years later, I suddenly find myself with the desire to color again. My oldest son left home for university recently, and it has brought up a lot of things…

I was only a child when I first learned of the infamous “Satanic Verses.” I heard my parents discuss the book in hushed tones with friends of theirs, who being Lebanese Christians, seemed far more comfortable not only reading the book, but having it in their possession. …

It’s been a week since I posted anything here. It’s also been a week since I have returned from Toronto. And I haven’t left my house since returning from the airport. It’s been rough, I anticipated this, which is why I put measures in place to make sure it doesn’t…

Healthy family dynamics are not something I am used to. It is always a somewhat jarring experience when I visit extended family (by marriage) and feel loved and welcomed by them wholeheartedly. Growing up in trauma meant having to constantly be on high alert for the next blow up. It…

A piece I created in March 2021, just before my Zoom call with my therapist confirming my Autism diagnosis. I wished to use art as a way to mark that important moment in my life, the lightness and dark representing what we all go through on this journey of life. how to submit ? Data-Driven Fictionmedium.com

This past weekend I started feeling like I was being pulled back into that that darkness I spent so much time trying to pull myself out of. Of course this is cyclical, a familiar dance. I know this darkness well, and it knows me. …

Growing up I didn’t have much control over my own life, let alone any body autonomy. Surviving in an abusive household meant that you had to make yourself as small as possible, that left no room for much self-expression and creativity. The last thing you wanted to do was stand…

On July 21st I made the decision to finally have piercings done. (More piercings rather, because at this point I already had three in each lobe). I booked an appointment at New Tribe Piercing and Tattoo in Toronto. I initially booked three piercings online, one Helix (cartilage) on my left…

With all the news about the Western Hemisphere burning under sweltering temperatures, I thought about my own relationship with Summer. I loathe it. I am a Summer baby, born in July, and I find it to be the absolute worst month of the year. …