The Ordinary Chaos of Being Human
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The Ordinary Chaos of Being Human

The Ordinary Chaos of Being Human is a collection of personal stories by people you wouldn’t ordinarily get to meet, living all over the world.

Originally published by Penguin SEA in 2019, an updated second edition with additional stories was released in January 2024 in time for Galle Literature Festival and The Ceylon Literary Festival in Sri Lanka, and then online and in bookstores worldwide by the spring.

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Zola’s Bread
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Zola’s Bread

A children’s book about a little girl who falls asleep and loses her bread delivery, but discovers the different faiths––as well as the kindness––of her neighbors in the process.

I wrote this book in collaboration with Camden Richards, for THINK EQUAL, a global initiative which constructs and delivers an equality studies curriculum.

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Vignettes & Postcards From Morocco
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Vignettes & Postcards From Morocco

Thirty-three stories and poems, tales of quests and mysteries, of traditions, memory and wisdom, that celebrate Morocco.

I contributed a poem entitled “Comme Un Bébé” to this collection, edited by Erin Byrne.

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Get my letters.

Notes on my book relaunch, memoir writing, what I’m reading, and my life in the tropics.