I find it super neat when I request my name, or some version thereof, for my username when opening a new online account and get the message that the username is unavailable. No way! Waaay! Awesome. Now that’s belonging. … More SD Vol 8: Username Unavailable
In my September post titled ‘A Peek Under the Bandage‘, I mentioned an interview I did about writing and my novel-in-progress. It is now live and I welcome you to view it above and share your thoughts belowbelow. The interview is part of a series called Pre-Authorized, a unique initiative of Toronto writer and editor Erika Westman. … More Inside the Vase
I have always felt this need to be as presentable as possible when I’m walking into a place where their perception of me could become a matter of life and death. So, I fix my hair, and I stick on my glasses, and I bring out the vocabulary. … More That Black Girl
Growing up in Addis, in a long ago time when injera was still made at home, the best part of injera day was at the end. … More Beyond Grandma’s Kitchen
Paper towels take the cake, as far as most outrageous “can you bring me [fill in the blank] from intina?” request that us diasporas get from our friends and family back home when word gets out that we’re going over for a visit soon. On the scale of one to ten, the top secret status of such a … More Must Haves
If a tear falls offline and no one is around to see it, does it make a splash?
… More Hushtag and the IShItS
The irony of this article (p.64-65), which I wrote for Selamta magazine, getting published in the middle of Abiy tsom season is not lost on me. Who said the Man Upstairs doesn’t have a sense of humour? I guess I’ll just consider it as something to hold me over until April 12. Having grown up with a steady … More Burger Irony
I see the devil, and it wears cheese. … More Garden of Vegan
It is said that the job of bridesmaid came about in the Western tradition out of a need for people to act as a buffer between evil spirits or ill-wishers and the bride and groom. So, in honour of tradition, check your cynicism at the door and get your superhero-face on. Chiffon’s about to get real. … More 21 Short
One of the stranger questions I’ve been asked in my life, on either side of the Atlantic: “Do you have human hair?”
… More Human Hair and Me
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