ABOUT ME

Hi! Thanks for visiting my website. I'm a mom, a lawyer, a writer and a painter. I’ve been practicing transportation law for  twenty-five years. In March 2020, when my consulting job was terminated because of the pandemic, I started writing essays and fiction and loved it. I’ve written a middle grade novel, THE BLUE DRESS. The novel, based on my childhood as an Iranian immigrant struggling with body image issues and fitting into my family and new American homeland, will be out Winter 2026. I'm also working on a novel about leaving Iran, coming to America and the struggle, beauty and hope of the American immigrant identity. I'm represented by Erin Niumata at Folio Literary Management for adult books and John Cusick at Folio Jr. for children's books. 

​

I hosted a podcast for a while called The Second Half about the struggle, heartbreak, healing and joy we experience in the second half of life.  Check it out, we had some great guests.

​

I’ve lived in Iran, France, England, Spain, and Canada. Now my home is in the Washington D.C. area with my husband and two boys. 

​