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Shaila M. Abdullah
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Saffron Dreams
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2009
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10 editions
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My Friend Suhana
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2013
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12 editions
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BEYOND THE CAYENNE WALL: Collection of Short Stories
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2005
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5 editions
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A Manual for Marco: Living, Learning, and Laughing With an Autistic Sibling
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2015
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Rani in Search of a Rainbow
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2014
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Saffron Dreams (Academic Edition) by Shaila Abdullah (2010-03-04)
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Not a Sack of Potatoes
Passage from Saffron Dreams, relevant to current times:
The ringing of the phone broke through the silence at the dinner table. I had had enough of answering pestering reporters and funneling my way in and out of the building through them. They were all looking for one story because they had beaten the rest to a pulp. Muslim harmed by Muslim, how do you react?
How do you?
I hadn’t even decide
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“How do you end a story that’s not yours? Add another sentence where there is a pause? Infiltrate the story with a comma when really there should have been a period? Punctuate with an exclamation point where a period would have sufficed? What if you kill something breathing and breathe life into something the author wanted to eliminate? How do you get inside the mind of a person who isn’t there? Fill the shoes of someone who will never again fill his own?”
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“How do you end a story that’s not yours? Add another sentence where there is a pause? Infiltrate the story with a comma when really there should have been a period? Punctuate with an exclamation point where a period would have sufficed? What if you kill something breathing and breathe life into something the author wanted to eliminate? How do you get inside the mind of a person who isn’t there? Fill the shoes of someone who will never again fill his own?”
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Aggie Villanueva
Jun 05, 2009 01:52PM
Hi Shaila. Thankx for the add. It's nice to meet you.
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Hi Shaila,thanks for the connection and the feedback on the website.
wishing you much peace,
Aaron Hoopes
Shailia, thank you so much for the friend invitation. Your work looks fascinating, and your subject matter is dear to my heart.Best wishes for a New Year full of writing and reading.
Thanks for being a friend.I will be featured on The Authors Radio Show all day tomorrow at http://www.theauthorsshow.com and my book will be $5.00 tomorrow only at http://www.thekeytolifeisbalance.com.
Many Blessings!
Peace,
Melissa Stone
Dear Shaila,It would be my honor to be as your friend.
Thanks for adding me.
Happy New Year!
Cheers,
Maria
