Tag: Creative Nonfiction
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At Tea With Sorrow
I have never experienced any kind of growth without first fully being with and accepting where I am at now. This piece strives to capture that experience. This morning I woke up exhausted, third night of no sleep. Night after night tossing and turning. Sleep beyond my grasp. I feel that I am just on…
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The Art of Being With
Recently someone revealed something pretty deep and personal, and I honestly wasn’t sure if I could be with this person’s experience. Their experience was so far outside my own experiences. I wasn’t sure I would have anything to draw upon to relate and understand in a way that would be meaningful for this person. The…
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Pittsburgh
I first moved to Pittsburgh when I was 13. Ever since, I have tried to get away. In fact, I have moved away from Pittsburgh at least 6 times, only to be pulled back again, and again. Clearly, I have some unfinished business here. I can’t lie, there are many other cities where my ethnic…
Ahimsa Shakti 