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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…

Apr 13, 2022

An ant carrying a grain of sand with a speech bubble that says, “Fuck leaning in. I’m due for a nap.”

Apr 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.

Mar 16, 2022

Uphold Your Values, Break the Silence

Mar 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…

Aug 28, 2021

You’re Woke But I’m Wokerest

Aug 28, 2021

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The Racists of My Childhood

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

May 13, 2021

City street in daytime with a treelined streets and a car in the distance.

May 13, 2021

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.

Apr 10, 2022

Apr 10, 2022

Ugh, rape culture!

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

Mar 21, 2022

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

Mar 21, 2022

How We Punish Victims…

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

Mar 16, 2022

Mar 16, 2022

These Rhymes are For You

I worry this poem might cause you distress…

Nov 11, 2021

Black and white photo of a young child sitting the shoulders of an adult overlooking a green space populated with sitting people.

Nov 11, 2021

Love Makes Terrible Entertainment

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

May 5, 2021

Woman in orange t-shirt looking at lush grassy field and blue sky.

May 5, 2021

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…

Apr 30, 2021

Mom, You Were Homeless?

Apr 30, 2021

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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