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WORK

Hi! Here is a selection of my work. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them. For inquiries, please get in touch.

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New York Times - Tiny Love Stories
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TWO MOTHERS

Chicken Soup for the Soul 


2012

NEW YORK TIMES LETTER TO THE EDITOR

New York Times


November 7, 2020

WHY I STARTED WATCHING PORN WHEN
I TURNED 50

Salon

April 16, 2022

AFTER I MOVED TO A NEW COUNTRY FOUR DECADES AGO, MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER TOLD ME TO CHANGE MY WARDROBE. IT HURT AT FIRST, BUT IT MADE LIFE EASIER.

INSIDER


November 10, 2022

I CONSIDER MYSELF AN LGBTQ ALLY, BUT MY FRIENDS CALLED ME OUT FOR MY BEHAVIOR.

Insider

February 24, 2023

BELONGING TO AMERICA

Arlington Magazine


March 29, 2021

NO NOTE, NO EXPLANATION

Arlington Magazine


May 16, 2021

I LIVED WITH A SELF-DESTRUCTIVE SECRET FOR 30 YEARS. HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I TOLD.

HuffPost

June 13, 2022

NYT: TINY LOVE STORIES


"IMPERFECT WOMEN"

New York Times


May 24, 2022

NYT: TINY LOVE STORIES

"SHE SAW ME"

A MAN TRIED TO ABDUCT ME, TOO.

The Independent


September 16, 2022

THE POWER OF THIS IRANIAN PROTEST SONG AT THE GRAMMYS, ON MY FAMILY AND AROUND THE WORLD



Salon

February 4, 2023

STEPHEN 'TWITCH' BOSS' DEATH AWAKENED
MY ANGER AT LOSING A BOY I LOVED

Newsweek

December 22, 2022

'I FLED IRAN AT 8-YEARS-OLD, THIS IS WHAT UKRAINIAN CHILDREN FACE'

Newsweek

May 5, 2022

I FELT AT HOME IN AMERICA, UNTIL AN ANGRY CROWD HECKLED ME

Newsweek

January 18, 2023

THE MOMENT MY KIDS SHATTERED MY CHRISTMAS ILLUSION

NBC News

December 4, 2022

'THE OSCARS SHOWED ME HOW FREE AMERICAN WOMEN CAN BE'

MY MOTHER SAYS I WAS AMERICAN BEFORE I KNEW WHAT AMERICA WAS.

Newsweek

March 12, 2023

AN EXEC WANTED TO MEET ME BECAUSE OF MY NAME. EVERYTHING CHANGED WHEN HE SAW ME.

I WAS BORN IN IRAN, AND MISOGYNY PUSHED ME AWAY FROM MY CULTURE. NOW I HAVE HOPE FOR IRANIAN GIRLS

Salon

October 22, 2022

MY MOTHER’S DIETING AFFECTED ME, TOO

The Washington Post

November 22, 2022

To find out more about my past or current work, contact me today.

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