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Resolutions 2018

Some resolutions I’ve set for myself this year: Get a short story published Finish the first draft of a novel Pitch to publications I admire but intimidate me Read more (especially translated works) Travel even if it’s within the country There you have it. I’ve set the goal. Time to accomplish it.

Posted byArdo OmerJanuary 8, 2018March 3, 2018Posted inBlogTags:books, Musings, new year resolution, writing1 Comment on Resolutions 2018

The Unquiet Dead’s Search for Meaning

The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan.

Thoughts on Ausma Zehanat Khan’s The Unquiet Dead and Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning.

Posted byArdo OmerSeptember 13, 2017August 6, 2019Posted inBlogTags:Ausma Zehenat Khan, Featured, Musings, The Unquiet DeadLeave a comment on The Unquiet Dead’s Search for Meaning

When Dimple Met a Thing Called Love

A joint look at two new young adult novels, I Believe in a Thing Called Love and When Dimple Met Rishi, and how they both deal with parental expectations.

Posted byArdo OmerMay 22, 2017December 11, 2020Posted inBlogTags:Featured, I Believe In A Thing Called Love, Maurene Goo, Musings, Sandhya Menon, We Need Diverse Books, weneeddiversebooks, When Dimple Met Rishi, yalitLeave a comment on When Dimple Met a Thing Called Love

Maud, Anne and Me: A Spotlight on Melanie J. Fishbane

A profile on Melanie Fishbane on her new book, Maud, about her writing, teaching, Anne of Green Gables and LM Montgomery.

Posted byArdo OmerFebruary 17, 2017December 11, 2020Posted inBlogTags:Anne of Green Gables, Anne Shirley, Can Lit, Canada, Canada 150, Canadian Literature, Featured, LM Montgomery, Maud, Melanie Fishbane, Musings, Penguin Random House CanadaLeave a comment on Maud, Anne and Me: A Spotlight on Melanie J. Fishbane

I Somali all the time

For a long time, I’ve been content with the level of engagementĀ I had with my culture. I did Somali things like eat pasta with a side of banana and attended weddings that started late at night and ended in the early morning. But I still had a ton of knowledge gaps including the lack ofContinue reading “I Somali all the time”

Posted byArdo OmerDecember 15, 2016March 6, 2017Posted inBlogTags:dhegdheer, Musings, somali, somalia3 Comments on I Somali all the time

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