Growing Pains
Forty may be over the hill, but 18 is OLD. At 18, you can view any film, video, or DVD regardless of its rating. If you are adopted, you can apply for a
Youth
I Speak, Therefore I Am
This afternoon I hung up the phone after speaking with a friend and found myself in a state of shock. I couldn’t believe the words that had come out of both o
A Reformed Conformist
Here it is. The big, bad truth. And I pray, be gentle, for I haven’t admitted this to anyone before. My very first CD was Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little
Same or Saint?
"If God had a name, what would it be? And would you call it to His face, if you were faced with Him in all his glory? What would you ask if you had just one que
Dating Disclosure
You know how your parents always tell you to learn from their mistakes? And you smile, and nod, and say, "yes." And then you go ahead and not only repeat their
Reflection
Mirrors. Rebounding uncountable photons of light in so many directions that the eye can’t see them all, they stand embedded in my cultural outfit. I am a vind
Opening Windows
Even at the risk of sacrilege, I have an admission to make. Gloria Steinem is a goddess. My goddess. The woman is strength and egalitarianism and compassion and
Licensed to Leave, Longing to Stay
I have experienced the liberation of loco-motion. Never
Pilgrims and Indians
In September 1995, I was featured as the centerfold paper-doll in American Girl magazine. One-dimensional likenesses of my grandmother's sari and mother's salwa
What Will Be
Once upon a time I had a future of possibility. The world was my oyster. The sky the limit. I made plans for a brilliant adulthood of stellar academics and a pr
Season of Reflection
I should be delirious with happiness. Ecstatic, rapturous, elated, overjoyed. Thrilled, at the very least. Summer is before me, with her promise of evenings out
Scandal Brings Out New Voices
The sordid story of an Indian businessman who brought young girls into this country to provide cheap labor and sex has come to a close. Lakireddy Bali Reddy ple
