Stories

After They Fell: A Novel in Nine Voices (work-in-progress)

A novel-in-stories featuring Muslim-Americans’ experiences across the country on September 11 and 12, 2001.

“The Second Twin” (story submitted for publication)

First chapter of After They Fell about a Muslim-American who fears that her twin may have jumped from the North Tower on 9/11.

Stop Art (novel-in-progress)

Best friends Ruqaiyya “Rookie” Sheikh, a Muslim, and Gabe Shapiro, a Jew, plot revenge against the Cleveland Browns’ owner who announced he will move their beloved team to Baltimore.

Overflow (feature film screenplay, 2000)

Five female college roommates realize their menstrual cycles have synced, and when one is assaulted, the women unite to take action.

Brainsick Fancy (memoir, 1995)

Writing therapy after my first psychiatric hospitalization turned into a memoir. I sent unsolicited queries, and Ballantine Books requested the manuscript. Readers sent extensive notes, comparing it to The Bell Jar and The Looney-Bin Trip, but passed for publication.