Eleven: An Autobiographical Assemblage

Clock I was born with a clock. No twin bells ringing as I made my…

Architecture of a Staircase

11am on a Wednesday I started the day considering the figure but soon became preoccupied…

“The Birth of a Translator” excerpt from Self-Portrait in Bloom

And so began a new life, illuminated already in the choosing of what to translate,…

Reading the Palimpsest

You are a mouse. You have a comfortable home. A dense layer of wood chips…

Tender Birria

[A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: As my lesbian marriage was disintegrating, I experimented with dating…

Remedios: A love letter to motherhood (from a woman who does not want children)

I had a cat once. He died about three years ago, my little beast, and…

The Dreams of Sedat Peker

Sedat Peker demanded a sacrifice. He dreamed of blood, and I dreamed the dreams of…

Remedios: How to make devastation not so devastating

On a Monday you receive devastating news, and you’re immediately surrounded by people who encourage…

Bad Muslim

I I didn’t want to pray. I didn’t want to read the Qur’an. And I…

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Native Tongue

It was the summer of 2010 at the height of World Cup fever on an…