Marjaan


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Marjaan
Age: 21
Joined: Dec 2008

I’m a Muslim Arab woman, living in the United States. I’m working towards a degree in science, but I also enjoy writing and drawing. You can discover me more through my postings here on RB.

Writing

I Got Left Behind

Below the branches of the date-palm / She stands / Leaning back against its slender trunk / Counting the stars / And recording their number / In her notebook. / When she died / I opened it, / And re…

The Drop

Our faucet has been drippy ever since we bought the house, but my dad never bothered to fix it. I guess he figured that the drops would never accumulate fast enough to amount to much fresh water waste…

Under Fire

Mama climbed the rocky hill, lifting her skirt and balancing a small bundle atop her head. She stooped to catch her breath and called out to Fatimah to slow down. But my sister had already stopped. He…

Your Morning Coffee

The same large, white mug / with the pink stripe / and the triangle border near the rim. / Except that it’s filled with tea / now.