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Ant Nothing Wrong with Living Small

I am a publicist’s worst nightmare: a cynic with a filter that’d pass a soup can. I rarely say anything marketable, like in this interview…

3 min readApr 13, 2022

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Uphold Your Values, Break the Silence

Speaking out is not easy but it’s time to learn how to break the silence and deal with the consequences.

5 min readMar 16, 2022

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You’re Woke But I’m Wokerest

You think a magical post-racial bubble exists over MY experience ‘cause somewhere a white woman was similarly oppressed…well, that’s…

5 min readAug 28, 2021

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The Racists of My Childhood

Flemingdon Park was a microcosm of racism for children of colour.

6 min readMay 13, 2021

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Books that Taught Me How to be Fierce and Irreverent

My courage to explore disturbing topics grows from my experience reading the works of other marginalized writers, like these four.

3 min readApr 10, 2022

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Ugh, rape culture!

Yeah, it’s still a thing. Check out this video, and consider the difference you can make in positive cultural change.

1 min readMar 21, 2022

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Image of Author, Kimia Eslah, sitting in a bookstore with her novel, Sister Seen, Sister Heard, on her lap.

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How We Punish Victims…

Video: Kimia Eslah reflects on violence against women, the experiences of BIPOC women, and her novel Sister Seen, Sister Heard.

1 min readMar 16, 2022

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These Rhymes are For You

I worry this poem might cause you distress…

2 min readNov 11, 2021

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Love Makes Terrible Entertainment

I courted romantic love very early on. It was the time before the Internet and there was one TV channel.

4 min readMay 5, 2021

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Mom, You Were Homeless?

My son asked in disbelief. I explained that for a time, as a teenager, I slept on couches, then at a shelter…

4 min readApr 30, 2021

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Kimia Eslah

Kimia Eslah

Feminist writer and a queer woman of colour. Author of Sister Seen, Sister Heard (2022) and The Daughter Who Walked Away (2019). www.kimiaeslah.com

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