How are your earrings? Good! I still haven't yet repierced the lost upper double helix on the left ear, but my right ear has a helix, tragus, and daith piercing. They aren't healing without complications because my hair notoriously wants to entangle and fully swallow any object in orbit, but they're still healing pretty well. …
A Class Act
While waiting in line, a woman sporting a Louis Vuitton handbag exclaimed to me that she was absolutely enamored with my purse. It’s black lace, with unexpected gold zipper detailing over the front. “Where did you get it?” she asked. I replied that I could not remember: it was some random place in the open …
Do men know anything about themselves?
It's a source of distant amusement for me the way men parade around championing the idea that a man won't commit if he's getting everything he wants in a relationship without commitment. (I overheard yesterday a man loudly informing a woman, "Why would he commit? He's already getting everything he wants from you! You gave …
I am still alive [or at least believe so]
Thank you for your emails, and for your patience as I stumble to find myself at the ripe age of 27. With changing high heels and careers, practicing for law school and the imposter that is disappointment, paying credit card invoices and my dues, and waking up over a pile of manuscripts on the couch …
Ramadan Kareem
I have neglected the obligatory Ramadan post, and that is partly because the month caught me by surprise and partly because Ramadan this year has been effortless for me. When I’m enduring a rough time in my life (as I am now) I do not feel hunger. Dizziness from lack of energy, sure, but not …
Qur’an codes.
A couple of my closest friends know that in texts (and sometimes in person) I use Qur'anic verses as either code or abbreviations to quickly convey an expression or message. 33:33 "stay dignified in your homes" when I want someone to mind their own business. 12:31 "this is not a man; this is none but …
Same-Sex Love
Let’s talk about homosexuality, which my previous article does not. I actually don’t like the term “homosexuality,” and I prefer the title of this article, but I’m using the word here because I know you all are searching it when you’re looking for my legal opinions on this website. No one, not even patriarchal scholars, …
the fatal feminist 