“Otherness”, as in different cultures, languages, traditions, and backgrounds often creates misunderstanding for those unfamiliar with it. How many times have you heard that Arab mothers are overbearing or too strict? Read more...

Those words echoed in my heart like a dagger. I had heard them growing up—night after night, day after day—almost four decades ago. The only difference was that I WAS the daughter being awakened by her mother, so we could run to the shelter and hide from the bombs raining down on the city. Read more...

The first time I saw the “Easter Bunny” was at a mall in Southfield, Michigan, in 1989—I was 17. The first time I heard of an Easter Basket? When I had to figure out how to make one for my daughter.  Read more...

A vulnerable writer is an authentic writer, or so I’ve been told. In reality, that vulnerability can also sometime lead to anxiety, imposter syndrome a fear of failure. Read more...