Summer is finally here and it presents the perfect time to use some of that downtime to get into some great books that you either have been longing to read, had on your reading list, but didn't have the time to get to it, or looking to step outside of your comfort zone and read …
Author: Ahmad
I am a freelance writer and blogger living in Washington. I've been writing for 8 years and enjoy writing children's stories, as well as for social activism, child learning and education, and food.
Celebrating Easter and Ramadhan as an Interfaith Family
Every family last year had to dig down deep and get creative with their observance of Easter and Ramadhan (Ramadan) last year. For us, it opened up some very interesting and fun ideas; that helped all of us cope better with not being able to celebrate as we normally were able to. This Easter our …
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May Book of the Month
While Covid-19 brought with it one of the scariest financial crises since the 2008 recession, it did allow the opportunity for some key discussions on the issue of African American (Black) wealth and the lack of it within the African American community. The topic has exposed many areas that have corroded much of the equity …
April Holiday Books of the Month
Hi everyone, Here's an interesting fact you might not have realized. This year two of the largest religious faiths have one of their most significant holidays a week apart from each another. Our family (like so many other families) will be preparing for both Easter and Ramadhan around the same time. So you already know …
The Ore Miner’s good deed
Belial carefully guided the console controls of his space freighter's laser drill over the dense asteroid’s surface. The joystick would begin vibrating whenever rough spots occurred, but after having mined asteroids with his dad on countless trips from their colony. Belial had become accustomed to the feel of overly rough asteroids. Belial loved space, the …
April Books of the Month for Easter and Ramadhan
Well Writing Elite families, we're fresh into Spring; and to get the most out of this gorgeous spring weather (at least here in the Pacific NW) we thought to hit you all with not just one or two, but 4 awesome picks for the book of the month series. And seeing as how Spring starts …
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5 Simple Food Insecurity Hacks
Like millions of other American families, our family noticed the sharply rising cost of our grocery bill every month. At first, we assumed it was due to us being home more and having to adjust to working and schooling from home, but as the pandemic wore on we began comparing the actual cost of …
March Book of the Month: The Crossover
Hi Writing Elite family, So for this entry in our Book of the Month, we thought we'd explore an exciting 2015 Newbery Medal-winning book written by children's writer Kwame Alexander, titled "The Crossover". A wonderful book detailing a story in which the themes of the story are told entirely in verse. We don't want to …
February Book of the Month: “Hanging Captain Gordan”.
Every Black History Month is an opportunity to learn an important lesson that everyone (not just Black/African Americans) can take and apply to how they view people of a different ethnicity than themselves. The 500 plus years of the challenges people of African descent endured from the Transatlantic slave trade on to BLM has affected …
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Fatherhood series: Fathers and Masculinity
"Be a man! Boy's don't cry, why are you crying!? We've all heard this kind of sentiment in so many words and expressed in a variety of ways. Men of all ages have had to live attempting to live by the code of men that should hide and bottle up their strongest emotions and feelings. …