A few weeks ago I stopped at my grandmother’s for coffee, and sitting at her round wooden table was Aunt Rosemary. Now, for any Armenian in the tri-state area (and beyond honestly), Aunt Rosemary needs […]
The keys are in the mailbox. I text our landlord one last time. You see, we’re moving. Our first apartment was too small, the walls too gray, the neighbors too loud. There was never any […]
Kitchens never have doors. Do you ever think about that? Bedrooms and basements and bathrooms all have doors. Closets have doors. Guest rooms have doors. Garages and studies and pantries have doors, but kitchens don’t. […]
There’s this book called I Know a Woman. In it, the author Kate Hodges writes about connections between the women who have shaped our world – the friendships, the mentorships and the inspiration linking some […]
You’ve heard of Onnik Dinkjian. We’ve all heard of Onnik Dinkjian. “He sang at my wedding—my parents’ too.” “I have three copies of The Many Sides of Onnik.” “We listen to Havadamk on the car […]
There’s this feeling unlike any other. This immense sense of pride and accomplishment. This swelling feeling of goodness that is just itching to burst out of you. This fiendish need to get on Facebook and […]
We Are All Armenian Edited by Aram Mrjoian University of Texas Press, 2023 224 pp. $35 When I was first asked to read and review Aram Mrjoian’s We Are All Armenian: Voices from the Diaspora, […]
There’s no doubt that women’s sports don’t get the same recognition and respect as the men’s, and unfortunately this disparity has woven its way through AYF sports: the elimination of the women’s two-mile at AYF […]
I’ve had this idea for a while, but I could never quite find the words to articulate it. That is until the weekend of my bridal shower. I woke up early Saturday morning – my […]
My Grampie used to do this thing. Every time we’d leave his house, he would follow us outside. He’d watch as we’d load ourselves into the car along with whatever goodies Grammie was sending home […]
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