Humility

The woman stood at the outer gate and hesitantly peered in. Shifting from one foot to another, she began to rethink her decision for the hundredth time that evening. As…

“No way I am wearing this.” “This won’t fit.” “Ummm… No way this is going to make the cut.” “This one? Nope. This would have been an option thirty cookies…

My mother’s story began in a small town in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India. Born to staunch Hindu parents living in abject poverty, my mother did many odd…

Once every two years, my family would travel from Saudi to India on our annual vacation. We would usually travel around June – the beginning of the monsoon season. In…