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ignoring equals neglecting equals i’m busy equals just leave me alone

One whore hand and one not. My song for today, just because: Doves ‘Kingdom of Rust’

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the girl who lost her head } a play in six acts

I find housework so tiresome and boring. Sometimes I stay focused but other times I find it difficult not to be distracted. Maybe it’s a good thing. I hope you enjoy my story.

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pop-up book resumes

Last October I was asked to work on a pop-up book. So I took on what I believed to be a challenge, not only because of the technical aspect of it but the subject matter itself: the migration of Palestinians to Kuwait in the early 50s, and its footprint on Kuwaiti society. I like to […]

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Ghadah said, “I just sketched three drawings about quotations marks.”

I hate quotation marks. For years at school I struggled with the usage of these minute yet highly specific squiggles Do they come after or before a comma? Do I capitalize the word following one, or not? Where and when do I use a period? These tiny, little marks are so specific and rule-heavy I think […]

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the generalist and me

Richard Feynman is rolling in his grave right now. But I’ll get back to that later. My dear friend (and sister-in-law) Jana is attending a seminar in London this weekend. Known as The Generalist (and @JanarlySpeaking on social networking sites), she has been invited to attend a post-talk dinner with the speakers. We’re talking the likes […]

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