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What America Means to Me

What America Means to Me

America, Election 2020, Florida, London, Middle East, New York City

It’s a dangerous myth, one still peddled across the world, and it’s a myth that is a terrible lie. I know that is implied in the word ‘myth’, but a myth relies on faith and belief and once disproved it becomes that heinous thing: a lie.

And America is a lie.

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What’s in a Name.

What’s in a Name.

America, Beirut, Family, Florida, Life in General, London, Middle East, New York City, Politics, Race, Theatre, Writing

A few years ago, while I was living and working in London, I wrote a short play for the Old Red Lion Theatre called ‘A is for Ali’. It was…

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To Londinium…

To Londinium…

Life in General, London, New York City, Theatre

I’ve been thinking a lot about what I would say as I leave London. A record of my thoughts moreso for me to reflect on when things get tough again…

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Gorgonae, Day 8 – Old Vic Workrooms

Gorgonae, Day 8 – Old Vic Workrooms

London, Plays, Theatre, Writing

Hump day has arrived.  We dove into two of our five scenes today playing with sound, the mics, movement, and the text to figure out what works best.  I have…

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Gorgonae, Day 7 – Old Vic Workrooms

London, Plays, Theatre, Writing

I was surprisingly alert and with it given how little sleep I got last night. But, then again, I’m a notorious night owl who has learned to get by on…

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An Awakening

An Awakening

London, Middle East, Theatre

Nahda is an interesting beast in my zoo of plays because it is actually made up of four pre-existing short plays or ‘visions’ (three of which were performed elsewhere and…

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Drink Up, Me Mate

Drink Up, Me Mate

Life in General, London

So it’s no big secret that I started drinking only about 5 years ago. I have never been drunk (despite what Stephanie Fox might say – ahem) and am still…

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Rain, Rain – Go the fuck away.

Rain, Rain – Go the fuck away.

Life in General, London

Yesterday was perhaps one of the most frustrating days of my life. Finding my way around London, in the rain, with an umbrella that might as well have been made…

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Part of Your World

Part of Your World

London, New York City

Jesus Pastie Eating Christ….getting settled is taking longer than expected. I have built so many pieces of furniture in the last few days. I don’t want to see a screwdriver…

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The Sordid Saga of a Second-Go-Around Immigrant

The Sordid Saga of a Second-Go-Around Immigrant

London, New York City

Now that I am safely in the country I can relate the nail-biting story of how I almost wasn’t let into the UK which only some people know. (It is…

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Refugee. Immigrant. Polyglot. Wordsmith. Overwrought Playwright. Artist of Colour. Overly Educated. Underly paid. Challenging Dominant Culture Paradigms. Involuntary Nomad. Always Looking for ‘Home’. All Words My Own. All Thoughts My Own.  Smorgasbord of Logorrheic Madness.

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