Family Histories

Baba’s Colors

I started drawing and painting as a child. Every time I had a “time out” (and trust me there were many), my mom would open the door in my pink gingham-draped bedroom after, only to […]

Reflections

Need Not Apply

“Only candidates younger than 50 years old are eligible for this position.”  “Well, Milen jan, I just got 56 years old. I think I am too old for them.”  Shocked and disheartened by the unwritten […]