Prompt # 24 – geography
April 20, 2018
a bird and a fish may fall in love but where will they live … More Prompt # 24 – geography
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Notes from the Canadian Honey Jar
April 18, 2018
I collected the ‘used’ scraps in a Canadian honey jar. Make of that what you will. … More Notes from the Canadian Honey Jar
Don’t Call It a Blanket
January 9, 2018
Or a shawl. And definitely not a throw or a wrap. It’s just gabi. Gabby if you want to be fancy. The original organic wear before organic wear became fashionable. If you were born in Ethiopia, chances are it’s what you were caught in at birth. And depending on what it says in your last will and testament, it … More Don’t Call It a Blanket
The Sun Alone at Sunset
December 8, 2017
The first time you left me to spend the day alone at your place but withheld your key and I didn’t ask for one because we’ve learned… … More The Sun Alone at Sunset
Bu’na: The Soul of Coffee
November 4, 2017
Ethiopian coffee culture arrives in Toronto by way of the Rift Valley. … More Bu’na: The Soul of Coffee
A Creature of Speed and Air
October 25, 2017
Habesha dudes usually open with: Don’t I know you? I said, “Have you met me?”
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A Heroine’s (7 min) Journey.
October 3, 2017
It’s hard to look ahead and move at the same time. … More A Heroine’s (7 min) Journey.
Something Beautiful From Ethiopia
September 2, 2017
I’m happy to share my latest article for Selamta, the in-flight magazine of Ethiopian Airlines. This one I did remotely, but it definitely brought up memories of visiting a tannery just outside Ethiopia. Let’s just say it was a nose-opening experience; the smell of curing leather lingers in my nostrils still. Good thing it all miraculously … More Something Beautiful From Ethiopia
Dehna hunu! Be well!
August 7, 2017
In honour of Ababa Tesfaye, the storyteller father of generations of habesha kids, I’ve added another summary of an oral folktale to the Why Sleep series. This one is a short one, a tale of three really stupid brothers. If the artwork doesn’t get you to click, I don’t now what will…
In Search
July 1, 2017
I walk on down a street I have never known. … More In Search
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