Mar 22, 2010 Posted by saaleha

…little ball of furrrrr

This is a shout out to Naeem, for whom a good meat to bread ratio is a thing of classic beauty. Click here to download if you are viewing this in a feed reader. Click here for the Sheldon Cooper... read more

Mar 10, 2010 Posted by saaleha

The year of doing what I can when I can

Promises. I have some trouble with them.

But never the ones I make to children. I never squinch on a promise I make to anyone under the age of  ten. To flint that innocent expectancy

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Feb 26, 2010 Posted by saaleha

25 – fi misr

With rain in hair, qahwa in belly and the cardamom still coating the insides of our noses, Cairo soaked through my shoes, socks and skin. Done in by puddle misjudgment, who-knows-what solutes were beginning to squat under my toenails from the dodgy detritus of doings and the leavings of 7000 cats. After a great dance of squishy hopping about, I felt less... read more

Feb 16, 2010 Posted by saaleha

List on Books and Bikya

"Bikya! Bikya, bikya, bikyaaa! Beeeekya, bikya, bikya, bikyaaaa!" It goes on for most of the day, the calls varying in intensity and persistence... read more

Jan 15, 2010 Posted by saaleha

I am allowed one lookie-me moment per year

If I had known I'd be seeing six of my words in typesetted/isbn-ed glory, I would have put a bit more pith into them. Though still, freaking yay! And they send you your very own contributor's copy. I've got nothing but heart for Smith Magazine and HarperCollins. read more