Stepping Into the Beautiful Mess

September 14, 2021September 13, 2021 Nicole T. Walters

Perched on the balcony, like the Black and White Doel¹ that serenaded me from the windowsill in the spring, I watched over my little corner of the world. In the most densely populated city on earth, that one little intersection of Road Six and Safwan Road felt like a microcosm of humanity itself. I would […]

A Beautiful Tapestry of Women Rising Together

March 9, 2020March 8, 2020 Nicole T. Walters

You’d think she was a celebrity, the way I watched her from across the room. I tried to work up the nerve to speak to her but the taste of salt in the back of my throat gave me pause. I didn’t want to embarrass her and I didn’t want to cry. But I wanted […]