Time is the longest distance between two places.
All in memories of youth
Tangled emotions
How an old aunt crocheted violently to give vent to unexpressed feelings. She was short, black-clad, with her face and neck the leathery texture of tortoise skin, and had the indeterminate age of “ancient” in my childhood eyes.
Visit to Iran: Glimpses of another world
You know the feeling of other-wordliness when you step into a new country for the first time? Iran felt like another world.
Anchors to home
How an object can represent summers of freedom, youthful love and home