Written in 2022 in Bangladesh (For Tuli, my little neighbor and playmate.) “Long ago, before you or I or anyone else you know was born, a...

June 2, 2023 1579 N Rd V Ulysses, Kansas, USA I turned 23 on May 9th. Ever since Christmas, Lisa had been talking about taking all of our...

May 8, 2023 Choyghoria, Batiaghata, District Khulna, Bangladesh They were bent low beneath the glaring sun. The saree-clad backs of my...

April 14, 2023 Choyghoria, Batiaghata, District Khulna, Bangladesh The sun bared down upon our backs as we walked to the riverside....

March 23, 2023 Choyghoria, Batiaghata, District Khulna, Bangladesh “Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar (God is great,...

February 25, 2023 Choyghoria, Batiaghata District Khulna, Bangladesh February began with revivals. Neil and Ang Brubaker, our field...

January 25, 2022 Choyghoria, Batiaghata District Khulna, Bangladesh Ok. I guess it’s time to stop procrastinating and start writing down...

January 19, 2023 Choyghoria, Bataighata District Khulna, Bangladesh Before we get started: yes, I am aware that my family came to visit...

December 23, 2022 Choyghoria, Batiaghata, District Khulna, Bangladesh I don’t remember the first time I saw one. It must have been on one...

November 21, 2022 Choyghoria, Batiaghata, District Khulna, Bangladesh Prologue As Lisa and I sat across the table from each other tapping...

October 17, 2022 Choyghoria, Batiaghata, District Khulna, Bangladesh I don’t feel like cleaning, so I’ve sat down to write a letter...

September 11, 2022 Choyghoria, Batiaghata, District Khulna, Bangladesh Bangladesh people are nothing if not brutally honest, especially...

August 25, 2022 Choyghoria, Batiaghata District Khulna, Bangladesh “Salaam alaikum” “Alaikum salaam” I muttered the Arabic greeting back...

July 28, 2022 Choyghoria, Batiaghata, District Khulna, Bangladesh Last time I wrote, Miss Trish and I were still in Rajshahi. One...

July 10, 2022 Thikana 71, Boropukria Rajshahi, Bangladesh Our little school had our year-end program on June 16th: Thomas, Marcy, Brock,...

June 13, 2022 Choyghoria, Batiaghata District Khulna, Bangladesh. Jara and Dean arrived the evening of May 25th. I wore one of my sarees...

May 10, 2022 Choyghoria, Batiaghata District Khulna, Bangladesh “How was your birthday?” the message from home reads. And so I tell them....

May 2, 2022 Choyghoria, Batiaghata, District Khulna, Bangladesh When I think about this last month, one word comes to mind: food. Mama...

April 16, 2022 Choyghoria, Batiaghata, District Khulna, Bangladesh Dhaka wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. It’s a nice place full...

March 13, 2022 Siza Court, Monipuri Para Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh March 2nd was for some, a sadder day than for others, but still a...