My Stories 

Aladdin. Disney’s Lovable Jinn In the short time that I have been living here, I seen more than a few stories in the local English-language newspapers about sorcery in the UAE. Yes, sorcery is apparently alive and well right here in Abu Dhabi and Dubai–enough to make the papers often and be prosecuted fairly regularly in a courtroom near me. Sorcery, really? Isn’t that just the stuff of fiction: Jinns and Spells? If you think that sorcery belongs on the pages of a Harry Potte

Happy 15th Anniversary Happy Fifteenth Anniversary to my husband. As other marriages unravel or are “consciously uncoupling”–if you will--around us, we remain consciously and contentedly “coupled,” most days. I know you have an aversion to my relentless over-sharing, but I have a point here, I really do! Be patient. Oh, that’s right you’re not patient, still indulge me on this one day and read on, please. Go on, pop that bottle of Geldermann Chapmagne! Tonight, let’s raise ou