by Sophia Kloster | Jul 21, 2023 | Essays, Essays 2023
My Body Can’t Be Trusted I was six years old when I got an insulin pump. My body was so small that we used a pink dog collar to secure the pump to my waist. I remember how heavy the piece of machinery felt hanging from the collar. I did a show-and-tell in my...
by Salwa Tareen | Jul 21, 2023 | Essays, Essays 2023
Of Lights Hours before the New Year, a blackout fell upon the neighborhood. Electricity outages, of course, are expected in Karachi. With the ongoing gas shortage, electricity was even more coveted. If “the light” went, so would the electric stovetop, the fan, the air...
