Tag: Events
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Storytime With My Local Bookstore and Library

This moment will be imprinted on my heart forever. I walked into Redondo Beach Library’s storytime room to see a room full of smiling friends and community members. The librarian expected 30 people on a rainy Wednesday at 4pm. But that day there were 70 people! And this number is not a reflection of me,…
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Event Recap: SoCal Kids Museum

After I wrote Moon’s Ramadan I wasn’t ready to share it. I thought editors wouldn’t be interested in a “religious story.” I had internalized negative narratives about my faith. I shared my manuscript for critique and my peers said, “Submit this book!” That’s when I realized, I had to look for the light, the positivity,…
