Category: journal
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Claudia is moving to California (I’m Claudia)
I’m definitely experiencing a JT/Britney breakup worth of emotions (audience perspective) as I surround myself with packing boxes, preparing to move for the ::counts on fingers:: two, three… five… fifth time in six years. This time, my mini-family unit (male partner man and feline companion) and I are heading back…
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Beyonce Is Muslim, Now (And So Is Everyone Who Voted In Midterms)
When I was growing up, there were like three people proud of being Muslim in American media: Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and honestly, I can’t even remember. Non-Muslims looked at me with confused, empathetic eyes that said, “You’re like, Kwanzaa, right?” Then, one by one, I found out about the…
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My Solo Trip To Paris
I went to Paris this summer for the first time, and I traveled alone, on purpose. I’ve taken flights by myself before, but I had never gone on a solo trip. I was too scared or too broke or too woman or too excuse-ive. And now I was worried. I…
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The Midi Dress
I took this picture on my last trip to California. I was window-shopping and feeling uncomfortable and afraid because I was wearing a midi dress for the first time – not in New York where no one knows me, but in SoCal where I’m bound to see someone I know…
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Toaster Oven
I bought a toaster oven five years ago who cares I know. But the other day it started burning, like whenever I would toast something I thought a fire would start. And I was like, “Oh! This is a grease fire waiting to happen!” As I learned to say in…
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I’m hosting #TodayIMet!
I’m excited to share that I’m hosting a new show called #TodayIMet, a conversation series that goes beyond small talk. It’s the first show Yumna Khan and I made for our company, Stranger Magic Productions. In Episode 1, I speak with Linda Frost, my teammate from ImprovCity. Linda is fearless…