A Journey From Rejection to Acceptance and Beyond
In a world where new creations are approached with criticism, cynicism, and a healthy dose of distrust for good measure, is it any wonder many of us choose to hide behind that old badge of [...]
The Art of Separation
In "The Wisdom of Gifts" the first memoir I'm writing and publishing, my journey begins with feeling out of place like I have no value or gifts to share on Christmas with the family I've [...]
We Are All Kings And Queens
“Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth." ~Rumi Did you know that I'm a queen? You're a ruler too. I know it's frustrating to live in a [...]
The Art and Science of Clubhouse Bios
Let's talk about something so good that it keeps people up all night interacting with strangers from all over the world. It's Clubhouse, the voice-based social media that's got people buzzing and burning the midnight [...]
Hell Hath No Fuhrer
"What was your wife like?" I asked the jovial old man telling me his story. He hadn't mentioned his home life. "Well, she was born in April. Hitler was born in April too, wasn't he?" [...]
Narrative Practice for Re-establishing Family Ties
My family is Turkish and I was born in Istanbul in 1979. Since then we’ve moved to Izmir, where my brother was born in 1981, then to the suburbs of Washington, DC in the summer [...]
This Is My True Gift
What does a writer have to offer? When she starts to do her inner work, connects with her soul and begins to express herself as a habit, a book starts to take shape. Without resistance [...]
Character, Character, Character
In real estate, it may be location, location, location but in writing and indeed all creative pursuits it all boils down to character, character, character. The noblest creative pursuit I know often doesn't include writing, [...]