By Mahshid Hager A former US president was almost assassinated. But we went out to party anyway. I know how this sounds. Let me explain. I was in Nashville on…
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Living On The Knives Edge
Photo by Hybrid on Unsplash July, 2o, 2020 By Mahshid Hager I started writing again today. Editing my solo-show script, to be exact. I hadn’t touched any of my writing…
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July 4th, 2018
Photo by Trent Yarnell on Unsplash By Mahshid Hager It’s like you had just come out of a terrible relationship and then found this guy…. He was outright dreamy, tall, handsome, well respected,…
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What’s in a word…?
Photo by POOYAN ESHTIAGHI on Unsplash By Mahshid Hager You have all heard it before. Expressions such as “I finally found my tribe” or “It feels so good to be amongst the…
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A Conversation With An Almost Grown Man
By Mahshid Hager My son, Sacha is turning 18 in about a week. Last night while I was cooking dinner, he joined me in the kitchen and we started talking…
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Summers In Mashhad
By Mahshid Hager I don’t even remember the season. I just remember walking between them and feeling for the first time that I belonged somewhere. ― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks…
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So I Married A White Guy……
By Mahshid Hager His name is Patrick and he is the love of my life. He was born in Florida and grew up in Colorado. This month we will be…
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Iranians And Their Flag: It’s Complicated!
By Mahshid Hager Last week I attended the House Of Iran Nowruz event in San Diego. Every year, the event draws hundreds of Iranians from all around town to Balboa…
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Ode to Köln
By Mahshid Hager I grew up in Köln (known as Cologne in English), Germany. I always say I spent my “formative” years there. My family arrived in Köln in the Summer of 1982,…
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Happy Nowruz!
By Mahshid Hager My husband and I walk into the Balboa International Market on this busy Sunday afternoon. Nowruz (Persian New Year) is tomorrow and the store is busting with…
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