Family

My brothers and I listened with rapt attention to my father’s tales when we were children. Eyes wide, he conjured images of beauty and daring-do… Read More »Painted Wings and Giant’s Rings

In one fascinating episode, Star Trek: The Next Generation explored the limitations of human communication between two cultures wholly alien to each other. I

There at least nine different words meaning moon in Arabic. The general word is qamar. But other words refer to the moon in different phases… Read More »From Whence She Came

Sami’s memory of one of our father’s many lectures and aphorisms brought back deep memories. Read the full excerpt on the Essays webpage. “My parents… Read More »You Can Buy a House for That

The truck was a dilapidated, old white pick-up, sold at auction by someone sane enough to realize that it was no longer safe to drive,… Read More »Like a Snake

In one of the funnier scenes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, peasants approach a knight having accused a local woman of being a… Read More »Well, she turned me into a newt! I got better.

Here is an excerpt from an essay I wrote about how my brother Sami and I secretly lived alone while attending high school.

Wetumka was a simple, somewhat secluded little town. It was rooted in the red earth that was central Oklahoma

The kitchen Table is an essay about my mother’s kitchen in Wetumka, OK.

Our parents’ emigration from Syria led the family on a long journey covering many places.